Emma Fransson

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Om mig

Assistant professor at CTMR, researching the microbiome in pregnancy and
reproductive health and in depression.
Post-doc, Uppsala universitet, 2016-2017
Dr Med Sci/PhD i medicinsk vetenskap, Karolinska Institutet, 2012
Legetimierad psykolog, Stockholms universitet, 2004

Forskningsbeskrivning

På CTMR forskar vi om mikrobiomets (bakterieflorans) betydelse för hälsan.
Jag är speciellt intresserad av hälsa under graviditet och barnafödande
och dit hör inte minst risken för förtidsbörd men också föräldrars
mentala hälsa.

Artiklar

Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2024

School children's perceptions about being offered the HPV vaccination - A focus group study.

Enskär I; Fransson E; Enskär K; Nevéus T; Grandahl M
Article: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2024;164:107009

Mid-pregnancy allopregnanolone levels and trajectories of perinatal depressive symptoms.

Björväng RD; Walldén Y; Fransson E; Comasco E; Sundström-Poromaa I; Skalkidou A
Article: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2024;67(1):e14

Feeling better? - Identification, interventions, and remission among women with early postpartum depressive symptoms in Sweden: a nested cohort study.

Gidén K; Vinnerljung L; Iliadis SI; Fransson E; Skalkidou A
Article: PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE. 2024;86(1):52-58

Association of Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy and Perinatal Depression.

Björvang RD; Liakea I; Carpentsier B; Kozinszky Z; Skalkidou A; Fransson E
Article: CHILD DEVELOPMENT. 2023

Interactions of perinatal depression versus anxiety and infants' early temperament trajectories.

Sörensen F; Kimmel MC; Brenner V; Krägeloh-Mann I; Skalkidou A; Mahjani B; Fransson E
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2023;13(11):e072839

Cohort profile: the U-BIRTH study on peripartum depression and child development in Sweden.

Tu H-F; Fransson E; Kunovac Kallak T; Elofsson U; Ramklint M; Skalkidou A
Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2023;23(1):237

Autonomic function and inflammation in pregnant women participating in a randomized controlled study of Mindfulness Based Childbirth and Parenting.

Rådmark L; Osika W; Wallén MB; Nissen E; Lönnberg G; Bränström R; Henje E; Gardner R; Fransson E; Karlsson H; Niemi M
Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2023;23(1):153

Pre-pregnancy complications - associated factors and wellbeing in early pregnancy: a Swedish cohort study.

Gudnadottir U; Du J; Hugerth LW; Engstrand L; Schuppe-Koistinen I; Wiberg Itzel E; Fransson E; Brusselaers N
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2022;12(1):21253

Differentiated mental health patterns in pregnancy during COVID-19 first two waves in Sweden: a mixed methods study using digital phenotyping.

Fransson E; Karalexi M; Kimmel M; Bränn E; Kollia N; Tas A; van Zoest V; Nordling E; Skalkidou A; Papadopoulos FC
Article: ARCHIVES OF WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH. 2022;25(6):1087-1095

Alcohol consumption habits and associations with anxiety or depressive symptoms postpartum in women with high socioeconomic status in Sweden.

Lager S; Gidén K; Axfors C; Sigvardsson F; Kollia N; Nylander I; Fransson E; Skalkidou A
Article: CANCER MEDICINE. 2022;11(22):4341-4353

Psychotropic medication use in parents of survivors of adolescent cancer: A register-based cohort study.

Wikman A; Hovén E; Alvariza A; Lövgren M; Kreicbergs U; Skoglund C; Fransson E; Ljungman G; Ljung R; Ljungman L
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(10):e065825

Cohort profile: the Swedish Maternal Microbiome project (SweMaMi) - assessing the dynamic associations between the microbiome and maternal and neonatal adverse events.

Fransson E; Gudnadottir U; Hugerth LW; Itzel EW; Hamsten M; Boulund F; Pennhag A; Du J; Schuppe-Koistinen I; Brusselaers N; Engstrand L
Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY - HEALTH. 2022;22:100468

Longitudinal assessment of inflammatory markers in the peripartum period by depressive symptom trajectory groups.

Bränn E; Skalkidou A; Schwarz J; Papadopoulos FC; Sundström Poromaa I; Fransson E
Article: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2022;37(7):1525-1543

The healthy female microbiome across body sites: effect of hormonal contraceptives and the menstrual cycle.

Krog MC; Hugerth LW; Fransson E; Bashir Z; Nyboe Andersen A; Edfeldt G; Engstrand L; Schuppe-Koistinen I; Nielsen HS
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2022;12(1):7926

The vaginal microbiome and the risk of preterm birth: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Gudnadottir U; Debelius JW; Du J; Hugerth LW; Danielsson H; Schuppe-Koistinen I; Fransson E; Brusselaers N
Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2022;12(1):186

Maternal prenatal depressive symptoms and toddler behavior: an umbilical cord blood epigenome-wide association study.

Kallak TK; Fransson E; Bränn E; Berglund H; Lager S; Comasco E; Lyle R; Skalkidou A
Article: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY. 2022;77(5):1461-1467

Antibiotic use during pregnancy and the risk of preterm birth: a population-based Swedish cohort study.

Nguyen MH; Fornes R; Kamau N; Danielsson H; Callens S; Fransson E; Engstrand L; Bruyndonckx R; Brusselaers N
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(4):e059033

Predicting perinatal health outcomes using smartphone-based digital phenotyping and machine learning in a prospective Swedish cohort (Mom2B): study protocol.

Bilal AM; Fransson E; Bränn E; Eriksson A; Zhong M; Gidén K; Elofsson U; Axfors C; Skalkidou A; Papadopoulos FC
Article: BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH. 2022;418:113635

Metabolite trajectories across the perinatal period and mental health: A preliminary study of tryptophan-related metabolites, bile acids and microbial composition.

Kimmel M; Jin W; Xia K; Lun K; Azcarate-Peril A; Plantinga A; Wu M; Ataei S; Rackers H; Carroll I; Meltzer-Brody S; Fransson E; Knickmeyer R
Article: FRONTIERS IN GLOBAL WOMEN'S HEALTH. 2022;3:820353

Working Memory During Late Pregnancy: Associations With Antepartum and Postpartum Depression Symptoms.

Liakea I; K C A; Bränn E; Fransson E; Sundström Poromaa I; Papadopoulos FC; Skalkidou A
Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2021;295:733-739

Migraine as a risk factor for mixed symptoms of peripartum depression and anxiety in late pregnancy: A prospective cohort study.

Welander NZ; Mwinyi J; Asif S; Schiöth HB; Skalkidou A; Fransson E
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2021;110(12):3294-3301

Birth order and socioeconomic disadvantage predict behavioural and emotional problems at age 3 years.

Hjern A; Bergström M; Fransson E; Lindfors A; Bergqvist K
Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY - HEALTH. 2021;17:100332

Psychoneuroimmunology in the context of perinatal depression - Tools for improved clinical practice.

Fransson E
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2021;110(9):2586-2593

Living arrangements after parental separation have minimal impact on mental health at age 7 years.

Hjern A; Bergström M; Fransson E; Kjaer Urhoj S
Article: CHILDREN-BASEL. 2021;8(6):473

Mental Health in Schoolchildren in Joint Physical Custody: A Longitudinal Study.

Hjern A; Urhoj SK; Fransson E; Bergström M
Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2021;287:165-173

Who do we miss when screening for postpartum depression? A population-based study in a Swedish region.

Bränn E; Fransson E; Wikman A; Kollia N; Nguyen D; Lilliecreutz C; Skalkidou A
Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2021;11(1):286

Heart rate variability in late pregnancy: exploration of distinctive patterns in relation to maternal mental health.

Kimmel MC; Fransson E; Cunningham JL; Brann E; Grewen K; Boschiero D; Chrousos GP; Meltzer-Brody S; Skalkidou A
Article: MSYSTEMS. 2021;6(3):e00175-e00121

A MicroRNA Gene Panel Predicts the Vaginal Microbiota Composition.

Cheng L; Kaźmierczak D; Norenhag J; Hamsten M; Fransson E; Schuppe-Koistinen I; Olovsson M; Engstrand L; Hydbring P; Du J
Article: CLINICAL EPIGENETICS. 2021;13(1):78

DNA methylation in cord blood in association with prenatal depressive symptoms.

Kallak TK; Bränn E; Fransson E; Johansson Å; Lager S; Comasco E; Lyle R; Skalkidou A
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2021;224(3):296.e1-296.e23

No evidence for a placental microbiome in human pregnancies at term.

Sterpu I; Fransson E; Hugerth LW; Du J; Pereira M; Cheng L; Radu SA; Calderón-Pérez L; Zha Y; Angelidou P; Pennhag A; Boulund F; Scheynius A; Engstrand L; Wiberg-Itzel E; Schuppe-Koistinen I
Article: FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY. 2021;11:625229

Dysbiosis of the Human Oral Microbiome During the Menstrual Cycle and Vulnerability to the External Exposures of Smoking and Dietary Sugar.

Bostanci N; Krog MC; Hugerth LW; Bashir Z; Fransson E; Boulund F; Belibasakis GN; Wannerberger K; Engstrand L; Nielsen HS; Schuppe-Koistinen I
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2021;12:685656

Metabolic Profiling Indicates Diversity in the Metabolic Physiologies Associated With Maternal Postpartum Depressive Symptoms.

Bränn E; Malavaki C; Fransson E; Ioannidi M-K; Henriksson HE; Papadopoulos FC; Chrousos GP; Klapa MI; Skalkidou A
Article: BMJ PAEDIATRICS OPEN. 2021;5(1):e000657

Importance of living arrangements and coparenting quality for young children's mental health after parental divorce: a cross-sectional parental survey.

Bergström M; Salari R; Hjern A; Hognäs R; Bergqvist K; Fransson E
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2020;147(12):3349-3360

Increased risk of mental health problems after cancer during adolescence: A register-based cohort study.

Hovén E; Ljung R; Ljungman G; Ljungman L; Skoglund C; Fransson E; Wikman A
Article: MSPHERE. 2020;5(6):e00448-e00420

Assessment of In Vitro and In Silico Protocols for Sequence-Based Characterization of the Human Vaginal Microbiome.

Hugerth LW; Pereira M; Zha Y; Seifert M; Kaldhusdal V; Boulund F; Krog MC; Bashir Z; Hamsten M; Fransson E; Svarre-Nielsen H; Schuppe-Koistinen I; Engstrand L
Article: NPJ BIOFILMS AND MICROBIOMES. 2020;6(1):39

Vaginal microbiota and human papillomavirus infection among young Swedish women.

Cheng L; Norenhag J; Hu YOO; Brusselaers N; Fransson E; Ährlund-Richter A; Guðnadóttir U; Angelidou P; Zha Y; Hamsten M; Schuppe-Koistinen I; Olovsson M; Engstrand L; Du J
Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2020;127(11):1382-1390

Severe obstetric lacerations associated with postpartum depression among women with low resilience - a Swedish birth cohort study.

Asif S; Mulic-Lutvica A; Axfors C; Eckerdal P; Iliadis SI; Fransson E; Skalkidou A
Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2020;273:542-551

Maternal perinatal depressive symptoms trajectories and impact on toddler behavior - the importance of symptom duration and maternal bonding.

Fransson E; Sörensen F; Kunovac Kallak T; Ramklint M; Eckerdal P; Heimgärtner M; Krägeloh-Mann I; Skalkidou A
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH. 2020;98(7):1268-1282

Characteristics of women with different perinatal depression trajectories.

Wikman A; Axfors C; Iliadis SI; Cox J; Fransson E; Skalkidou A
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH. 2020;98(7):1309-1321

Inflammatory markers in women with postpartum depressive symptoms.

Bränn E; Fransson E; White RA; Papadopoulos FC; Edvinsson Å; Kamali-Moghaddam M; Cunningham JL; Sundström-Poromaa I; Skalkidou A
Article: SSM-POPULATION HEALTH. 2020;10:100511

Child living arrangements following separation and mental health of parents in Sweden.

Fritzell S; Gähler M; Fransson E
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):15328

Spring peaks and autumn troughs identified in peripheral inflammatory markers during the peripartum period.

Henriksson HE; White RA; Iliadis SI; Fransson E; Papadopoulos FC; Sundström-Poromaa I; Skalkidou A
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(10):e031514

Cohort profile: the Biology, Affect, Stress, Imaging and Cognition (BASIC) study on perinatal depression in a population-based Swedish cohort.

Axfors C; Bränn E; Henriksson HE; Hellgren C; Kunovac Kallak T; Fransson E; Lager S; Iliadis SI; Sylvén S; Papadopoulos FC; Ekselius L; Sundström-Poromaa I; Skalkidou A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;47(2):137-145

Children with two homes: Psychological problems in relation to living arrangements in Nordic 2- to 9-year-olds.

Bergström M; Fransson E; Wells MB; Köhler L; Hjern A
Article: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH. 2019;13:9

Clinicians' attitudes toward standardized assessment and diagnosis within child and adolescent psychiatry.

Danielson M; Månsdotter A; Fransson E; Dalsgaard S; Larsson J-O
Article: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(4):e0214913

"We also communicate through a book in the diaper bag"-Separated parents´ ways to coparent and promote adaptation of their 1-4 year olds in equal joint physical custody.

Bergström M; Sarkadi A; Hjern A; Fransson E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2018;97(3):349-356

Low levels of anti-secretory factor in placenta are associated with preterm birth and inflammation.

Gustafsson AM; Fransson E; Dubicke A; Hjelmstedt AK; Ekman-Ordeberg G; Silfverdal S-A; Lange S; Jennische E; Bohlin K
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2018;107(2):294-300

Preschool children living in joint physical custody arrangements show less psychological symptoms than those living mostly or only with one parent.

Bergström M; Fransson E; Fabian H; Hjern A; Sarkadi A; Salari R
Article: CHILD INDICATORS RESEARCH. 2018;11(3):861-883

The Living Conditions of Children with Shared Residence - the Swedish Example.

Fransson E; Låftman SB; Östberg V; Hjern A; Bergström M
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2017;106(12):2048-2054

National data study showed that adolescents living in poorer households and with one parent were more likely to be bullied.

Låftman SB; Fransson E; Modin B; Östberg V
Article: PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;149:106-112

Self-esteem in children in joint physical custody and other living arrangements.

Turunen J; Fransson E; Bergström M
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2017;216(6):602.e1-602.e21

The preterm cervix reveals a transcriptomic signature in the presence of premature prelabor rupture of membranes.

Makieva S; Dubicke A; Rinaldi SF; Fransson E; Ekman-Ordeberg G; Norman JE
Article: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2017;79:146-159

Inflammatory markers in late pregnancy in association with postpartum depression-A nested case-control study.

Bränn E; Papadopoulos F; Fransson E; White R; Edvinsson Å; Hellgren C; Kamali-Moghaddam M; Boström A; Schiöth HB; Sundström-Poromaa I; Skalkidou A
Article: CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW. 2016;66:154-160

Why should they live more with one of us when they are children to us both? Parents' motives for practicing equal joint physical custody for children aged 0-4

Fransson E; Sarkadi A; Hjern A; Bergstrom M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2016;44(2):177-183

Psychological complaints among children in joint physical custody and other family types: Considering parental factors.

Fransson E; Turunen J; Hjern A; Östberg V; Bergström M
Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2015;69(8):769-774

Fifty moves a year: is there an association between joint physical custody and psychosomatic problems in children?

Bergström M; Fransson E; Modin B; Berlin M; Gustafsson PA; Hjern A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2014;55(5):433-439

Mental health in Swedish children living in joint physical custody and their parents' life satisfaction: a cross-sectional study.

Bergström M; Fransson E; Hjern A; Köhler L; Wallby T
Article: BMC PSYCHOLOGY. 2014;2(1):46

Exploring salivary cortisol and recurrent pain in mid-adolescents living in two homes.

Fransson E; Folkesson L; Bergström M; Östberg V; Lindfors P
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;13:868

Living in two homes-a Swedish national survey of wellbeing in 12 and 15 year olds with joint physical custody.

Bergström M; Modin B; Fransson E; Rajmil L; Berlin M; Gustafsson PA; Hjern A
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY. 2012;67(6):506-514

Negative emotions and cytokines in maternal and cord serum at preterm birth.

Fransson E; Dubicke A; Byström B; Ekman-Ordeberg G; Hjelmstedt A; Lekander M
Article: BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE. 2011;38(1):10-16

Antenatal depressive symptoms and preterm birth: a prospective study of a Swedish national sample.

Fransson E; Ortenstrand A; Hjelmstedt A
Article: JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY. 2010;84(2):176-185

Pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in human preterm and term cervical ripening.

Dubicke A; Fransson E; Centini G; Andersson E; Byström B; Malmström A; Petraglia F; Sverremark-Ekström E; Ekman-Ordeberg G
Article: JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY. 2010;84(1):86-94

High-mobility group box protein 1 and its signalling receptors in human preterm and term cervix.

Dubicke A; Andersson P; Fransson E; Andersson E; Sioutas A; Malmström A; Sverremark-Ekström E; Ekman-Ordeberg G
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Review: HUMAN REPRODUCTION OPEN. 2022;2022(2):hoac015

The microbiome in reproductive health: protocol for a systems biology approach using a prospective, observational study design.

Krog MC; Madsen ME; Bliddal S; Bashir Z; Vexø LE; Hartwell D; Hugerth LW; Fransson E; Hamsten M; Boulund F; Wannerberger K; Engstrand L; Schuppe-Koistinen I; Nielsen HS
Review: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2021;138(4):633-646

Associations Between Maternal Depression, Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis.

Vlenterie R; van Gelder MMHJ; Anderson HR; Andersson L; Broekman BFP; Dubnov-Raz G; El Marroun H; Ferreira E; Fransson E; van der Heijden FMMA; Holzman CB; Kim JJ; Khashan AS; Kirkwood BR; Kuijpers HJH; Lahti-Pulkkinen M; Mason D; Misra D; Niemi M; Nordeng HME; Peacock JL; Pickett KE; Prady SL; Premji SS; Räikkönen K; Rubertsson C; Sahingoz M; Shaikh K; Silver RK; Slaughter-Acey J; Soremekun S; Stein DJ; Sundström-Poromaa I; Sutter-Dallay A-L; Tiemeier H; Uguz F; Varela P; Vrijkotte TGM; Winterfeld U; Zar HJ; Zervas IM; Prins JB; Pop-Purceleanu M; Roeleveld N
Corrigendum: MSPHERE. 2020;5(6):e01253-e01220

Erratum for Hugerth et al., "Assessment of In Vitro and In Silico Protocols for Sequence-Based Characterization of the Human Vaginal Microbiome".

Hugerth LW; Pereira M; Zha Y; Seifert M; Kaldhusdal V; Boulund F; Krog MC; Bashir Z; Hamsten M; Fransson E; Nielsen HS; Schuppe-Koistinen I; Engstrand L
Thesis / dissertation: 2012

Preterm birth : parents' experiences, affect, stress and inflammatory markers

Fransson, Emma

Anställningar

Anknuten till Forskning, Institutionen för mikrobiologi, tumör- och cellbiologi, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2024

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Medicine Doktorsexamen, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Karolinska Institutet, 2012

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