Markus Jansson
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About Markus Jansson
Markus Jansson works as a consultant at the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Örebro University Hopsital. Since May 2017 he is a doctoral student at the School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University.
Research
His degree project during specialist medical training, analyzed the cost-effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective cesarean section.
The doctoral project concerns pelvic floor dysfunction and perineal and vaginal tears in women delivering their first child. The first two papers focus on the validity of documentation of obstetric perineal and vaginal tears, and incidence and risk factors of these tears, respectively. The third paper examines prevalence and risk factors of stress and urgency urinary incontinence at 1 year postpartum. The fourth paper in the studies changes in prevalences of fecal incontinence, obstructed defecation and vaginal bulging during pregnancy and after childbirth, and risk factors of these types of pelvic floor dysfunction at 1 year postpartum.
Markus defends his thesis "Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Perineal and Vaginal Tears in Primiparous Women" 20 May 2022 9am in Hörsal C1, X-huset, Örebro University Hospital.
Teaching
Markus Jansson lectures about female pelvic floor anatomy and physiology at the medical school. He also leads seminars on the subjects abortion and sterilization, and on global health with focus on maternal and child health. Furthermore, he also lectures about perineal lacerations for midwives and residents in obstetrics and gynecology.
Publications
Articles in journals
- Dahlgren, H. , Jansson, M. , Franzén, K. , Hiyoshi, A. & Nilsson, K. (2022). Sexual function in primiparous women: a prospective study. International Urogynecology Journal.
- Jansson, M. , Franzén, K. , Tegerstedt, G. , Hiyoshi, A. & Nilsson, K. (2021). Stress and urgency urinary incontinence one year after a first birth-prevalence and risk factors: A prospective cohort study. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 100 (12), 2193-2201.
- Jansson, M. , Franzén, K. , Hiyoshi, A. , Tegerstedt, G. , Dahlgren, H. & Nilsson, K. (2020). Risk factors for perineal and vaginal tears in primiparous women: the prospective POPRACT-cohort study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20 (1).
- Jansson, M. , Nilsson, K. & Franzén, K. (2019). Development and validation of a protocol for documentation of obstetric perineal lacerations. International Urogynecology Journal, 30 (12), 2069-2076.
- Jansson, M. , Cao, Y. , Nilsson, K. , Larsson, P. & Hagberg, L. (2018). Cost-effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective cesarean section. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 16.
Conference papers
- Jansson, M. , Nilsson, K. & Franzén, K. (2018). Development and Validation of a Protocol for Documentation of Obstetric Perineal Lacerations. Paper presented at SFOG-veckan 2018, Uppsala, 27-31 augusti, 2018..
- Jansson, M. , Hagberg, L. & Larsson, P. (2015). Kostnadsminimeringsanalys av antibiotikaprofylax vid elektiva sectio: Vetenskapligt ST-projekt. Paper presented at SFOG-veckan 2015, Jönköping.
Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries
- Jansson, M. (2022). Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Perineal and Vaginal Tears in Primiparous Women. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro University.
Manuscripts
- Jansson, M. H. , Franzén, K. , Tegerstedt, G. , Brynhildsen, J. , Hiyoshi, A. & Nilsson, K. Fecal incontinence and associated pelvic floor dysfunction during and one year 2 after the first pregnancy : a prospective cohort study.