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Academic article
- (2024). Sleep characteristics and changes in sleep patterns among infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Sleep Health.
- (2024). Protective factors associated with resilience among unaccompanied refugee minors after settling in Norway: a matched cross-sectional study. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
- (2023). Vitamin B12 and folate status in pregnant females and their infants in Norway: Secondary analysis from the Mommy´s Food Study. Journal of Nutrition. 12 pages.
- (2023). Treatment fidelity in a pragmatic clinical trial of music therapy for premature infants and their parents: the LongSTEP study. Trials. 13 pages.
- (2023). The reliability and predictive ability of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) in a community-based study in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Infant Behavior and Development. 8 pages.
- (2023). The predictive validity of Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-III at 2 years for later general abilities: Findings from a rural, disadvantaged cohort in Pakistan. PLOS Global Public Health. 10 pages.
- (2023). The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation during pregnancy on infant growth and development in Nepal: a community-based, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet. 1508-1517.
- (2023). The Effect of Vitamin B12 Supplementation on Leukocyte Telomere Length in Mildly Stunted Nepalese Children: A Secondary Outcome of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Nutrition.
- (2023). Effect of Music Therapy on Parent-Infant Bonding Among Infants Born Preterm: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open. 13 pages.
- (2023). Daily Folic Acid and/or Vitamin B12 Supplementation Between 6 and 30 Months of Age and Cardiometabolic Risk Markers After 6–7 Years: A Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Nutrition. 1493-1501.
- (2022). Vitamin B12 and/or folic acid supplementation on linear growth; A 6 years follow-up study of a randomised controlled trial in early childhood in North India. British Journal of Nutrition. 8 pages.
- (2022). The stability of the Bayley scales in early childhood and its relationship with future intellectual abilities in a low to middle income country. Early Human Development. 8 pages.
- (2022). The effect of infant vitamin B12 supplementation on neurodevelopment: A follow-up of a randomized placebo-controlled trial in Nepal. . British Journal of Nutrition. 41-48.
- (2022). The association between household biomass fuel use and leukocyte telomere length among toddlers in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. 1-7.
- (2022). The association between biomass fuel use for cooking and linear growth in young children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Environment International. 8 pages.
- (2022). Short-term Music Therapy for Families With Preterm Infants: A Randomized Trial. Pediatrics. 12 pages.
- (2022). Mental health among unaccompanied refugee minors after settling in Norway: A matched cross-sectional study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
- (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily life and worry among mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal. PLOS Global Public Health.
- (2022). Biomass fuel use for cooking in Nepalese families and child cognitive abilities, results from a community-based study. Environmental Research. 8 pages.
- (2021). The effect of vitamin B12-supplementation on actigraphy measured sleep pattern; a randomized control trial. Clinical Nutrition. 6 pages.
- (2021). The LongSTEP approach: Theoretical framework and intervention protocol for using parent-driven infant-directed singing as resource-oriented music therapy. Nordic journal of music therapy.
- (2021). Study design: Pathways to Independence – A study of unaccompanied minor refugees settled in a Norwegian city municipality. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 1-7.
- (2021). Potential traumatic events and symptoms of post‑traumatic stress in unaccompanied refugee minors—a comparison with youth in foster care. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 11 pages.
- (2021). One-Carbon Metabolism in Nepalese Infant-Mother Pairs and Child Cognition at 5 Years Old. Journal of Nutrition. 883-891.
- (2021). Maternal cod intake during pregnancy and infant development in the first year of life: Secondary analyses from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Nutrition. 1879-1885.
- (2021). Longitudinal Study of music Therapy's Effectiveness for Premature infants and their caregivers (LongSTEP): Feasibility study with a Norwegian cohort. The Journal of music therapy. 201-240.
- (2021). Gestational Age, Birth Weight, and Neurocognitive Development in Adolescents in Tanzania. Journal of Pediatrics. 194-203.e6.
- (2021). Cobalamin and folate status in women during early pregnancy in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Journal of Nutritional Science (JNS). 9 pages.
- (2021). Biomarkers and Fatty Fish Intake: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Norwegian Preschool Children. Journal of Nutrition. 2134-2141.
- (2020). Vitamin D Status in Early Childhood Is Not Associated With Cognitive Development and Linear Growth at 6-9 Years of Age in North Indian Children: A Cohort Study. Nutrition Journal. 9 pages.
- (2020). Vitamin B12, folate, and cognition in 6-to 9-year-olds: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics.
- (2020). The feasibility of the full and modified versions of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) and the prevalence of social withdrawal in Infants in Nepal. Frontiers in Psychology. 1-10.
- (2020). Linear growth between early and late childhood and cognitive outcomes at 6 to 9 years of age. Journal of Pediatrics. 214-221.
- (2020). Effects of vitamin B12 supplementation on neurodevelopment and growth in Nepalese Infants: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS Medicine. 1-15.
- (2020). Effects of Two Weekly Servings of Cod for 16 weeks in Pregnancy on Maternal Iodine Status and Infant Neurodevelopment: Mommy's Food, a Randomized-Controlled Trial. Thyroid.
- (2020). Dietary intake and biomarkers of folate and cobalamin status in Norwegian preschool children: The FINS-KIDS Study . Journal of Nutrition. 1852-1858.
- (2020). Agreement between mothers and fieldworkers while assessing child development using ages and stages questionnaires, Third edition in Nepal. Frontiers in Psychology. 1-9.
- (2019). Vitamin D status in preschool children and its relations to vitamin D sources and body mass index—Fish Intervention Studies-KIDS (FINS-KIDS). Nutrition - The International Journal of Applied and Basic Nutritional Sciences. 7 pages.
- (2019). The feasibility of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire for the assessment of child development in a community setting in Nepal. Child: Care, Health and Development. 394-402.
- (2019). The association between heart rate variability and neurocognitive and socio-emotional development in nepalese infants. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 1-10.
- (2019). Parental height modifies the association between linear growth and neurodevelopment in infancy. Acta Paediatrica. 1825-1832.
- (2019). Longitudinal study of music therapy's effectiveness for premature infants and their caregivers (LongSTEP): Protocol for an international randomised trial. BMJ Open. 1-16.
- (2019). Effect of antenatal and infant micronutrient supplementation on middle childhood and early adolescent development outcomes in Tanzania. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
- (2019). Earthquake exposure and post-traumatic stress among nepalese mothers after the 2015 earthquakes. Frontiers in Psychology.
- (2019). Dietary diversity and child development in the far west of Nepal: A cohort study. Nutrients. 1-14.
- (2019). Determinants of cognitive development in the early life of children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Frontiers in Psychology. 10 pages.
- (2018). Maternal and infant vitamin B12 status during infancy predict linear growth at 5 years. Pediatric Research. 611-618.
- (2018). Iodine status in Norwegian preschool children and associations with dietary iodine sources: the FINS-KIDS study. European Journal of Nutrition. 1-9.
- (2018). Fatty fish, hair mercury and cognitive function in Norwegian preschool children: Results from the randomized controlled trial FINS-KIDS. Environment International. 1098-1105.
- (2018). Fatty fish intake and the effect on mental health and sleep in preschool children in FINS-KIDS, a randomized controlled trial. Nutrients. 1-10.
- (2018). Fatty fish intake and cognitive function: FINS-KIDS, a randomized controlled trial in preschool children. BMC Medicine. 1-15.
- (2018). Erythrocyte DHA and AA in infancy is not associated with developmental status and cognitive functioning five years later in Nepalese children. Nutrition Journal. 1-9.
- (2018). Effects of cod intake in pregnancy on iodine nutrition and infant development: study protocol for Mommy’s Food - a randomized controlled trial. BMC Nutrition. 8 pages.
- (2018). Does early vitamin B12 supplementation improve neurodevelopment and cognitive function in childhood and into school age: a study protocol for extended follow-ups from randomised controlled trials in India and Tanzania. BMJ Open. 1-9.
- (2018). Cobalamin and folate status among breastfed infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Nutrients. 1-11.
- (2018). Acceptability and reliability of the Bayley Scales of infant and Toddler Development-III Among Children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Frontiers in Psychology. 1-10.
- (2017). Vitamin-D status and neurodevelopment and growth in young north Indian children: a secondary data analysis. Nutrition Journal. 1-8.
- (2017). Vitamin B-12 status in infancy is positively associated with development and cognitive functioning 5 y later in Nepalese children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1122-1131.
- (2017). The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation in Nepalese infants on growth and development: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 1-9.
- (2017). How much do Nepalese mothers know about child development? Early Child Development and Care. 135-142.
- (2015). Vitamin B12 and folic acid improve gross motor and problem-solving skills in young North Indian children: A randomized placebo-controlled trial. PLOS ONE. 15 pages.
- (2015). Diarrhea, stimulation and growth predict neurodevelopment in young North Indian Children. PLOS ONE. 13 pages.
- (2013). The assessment of developmental status using the Ages and Stages questionnaire-3 in nutritional research in north Indian young children. Nutrition Journal.
- (2008). "It can save you if you just forget": Closeness and Competence as Conditions for Coping among Ugandan Orphans. Journal of Psychology in Africa. 445-455.
Report
- (2020). Protocol and description of literature searches for the risk-benefit assessment of fish in the Norwegian diet. The Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. .
- (2019). Veien til Selvstendighet. Et prosjekt i barneverntjenesten for enslige mindreårige flyktninger i Bergen kommune. .
- (2019). Strategi for RBUP/RKBUssatsing på sped- og småbarnsfeltet 2019-2022 . .
Lecture
- (2013). Nepsy.
Academic lecture
- (2023). Parent-led, infant-directed singing for premature infants and caregivers: Multinational trial LongSTEP results.
- (2022). Parent-driven infant-directed singing as resource-oriented music therapy: Theoretical frames and considerations for implementation .
- (2022). Longitudinal Study of music Therapy's Effectiveness for premature infants and their caregivers (LongSTEP): Results from feasibility studies with Norwegian and Polish cohorts.
- (2021). Short-term Music Therapy for Premature Infants and their Parents: Results from international randomized trial LongSTEP.
- (2020). Real World Challenges in Research: When a Multi-nation Pragmatic Trial Meets a Pandemic.
- (2020). LongSTEP: Implementering av en internasjonal klinisk studie om musikkterapi for premature barn og deres foreldre .
Other product
- (2023). Håndbok Sammen mot mobbing.
Reader opinion piece
- (2011). For få psykologer? :. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. 920.
Short communication
- (2023). Risk assessment of hyaluronic acid in food supplements . VKM Report. 1-70.
Compendium
- (2023). Modulhåndbok.
Doctoral dissertation
- (2016). Biological risks and neurodevelopment in young North Indian children.
Documentary
- (2014). Mange barn trenger mer B12.
Abstract
- (2022). Associations between biomass fuel use and child health: a community-based study in Bhaktapur, Nepal. European Journal of Public Health.
Academic literature review
- (2022). Benefit and risk assessment of fish in the Norwegian diet - Scientific Opinion of the Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. VKM Report. 1082 pages.
- (2019). Early life risk factors of motor, cognitive and language development: a pooled analysis of studies from low/middle-income countries. BMJ Open. 1-13.
- (2017). The effects of vitamin B12 supplementation in pregnancy and postpartum on growth and neurodevelopment in early childhood: Study Protocol for a Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial. BMJ Open.
Article in business/trade/industry journal
- (2023). Vitamin B12 status in infancy and the effect of a vitamin B12 injection in infants with subclinical vitamin B12 deficiency: study protocol for a register-based randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open.
- (2021). «Det var godt å si det jeg hadde på hjertet». Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern. 122-135.
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