Lena Hellström‐Westas

10.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
199 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Lena Hellström‐Westas is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Lena Hellström‐Westas has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 171 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 126 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 32 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Lena Hellström‐Westas's work include Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (125 papers), Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (115 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (92 papers). Lena Hellström‐Westas is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (125 papers), Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (115 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (92 papers). Lena Hellström‐Westas collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Finland and Netherlands. Lena Hellström‐Westas's co-authors include Linda S. de Vries, Ingmar Rosén, Nils W. Svenningsen, I. Rosén, Magnus Domellöf, Ola Andersson, Ingrid Hansen‐Pupp, I. Rosén, David Ley and Karin Källén and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PLoS ONE and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Lena Hellström‐Westas

187 papers receiving 7.4k citations

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One-Year Survival of Extremely Preterm Infants After Active Perinatal Care in Sweden

2009 487 citations Lena Hellström‐Westas, Mikael Norman et al. profile →
Association Between Year of Birth and 1-Year Survival Among Extremely Preterm Infants in Sweden During 2004-2007 and 2014-2016

2019 199 citations Mikael Norman, Boubou Hallberg et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Early outcome-prediction with an automated EEG background trend in hypothermia-treated newborns with encephalopathy 2025 ·Pediatric Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Johan Ågren, Sampsa Vanhatalo, Lena Hellström‐Westas	0
2	Brain Extraction Methods in Neonatal Brain MRI and Their Effects on Intracranial Volumes 2024 ·Applied Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Lena Hellström‐Westas, (unknown), Nuno Matela, Hugo Alexandre Ferreira	2
3	Postnatal betamethasone treatment in extremely preterm infants and risk of neurodevelopmental impairment: a cohort study 2024 ·Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal ·(unknown), Fredrik Serenius, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Elisabeth Olhager, David Ley, (unknown), Olof Stephansson, Thomas Abrahamsson	0
4	Neonatal therapeutic hypothermia in a regional swedish cohort: Adherence to guidelines, transport and outcomes 2024 ·Early Human Development ·(unknown), Andreas Ohlin, Sverre Wikström, (unknown), Linus Olson, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Johan Ågren	3
5	Centralisation of extremely preterm births and decreased early postnatal mortality in Sweden, 2004‐2007 versus 2014‐2016 2024 ·Acta Paediatrica ·Christian Gadsbøll, Lars Björklund, Mikael Norman, Thomas Abrahamsson, Magnus Domellöf, Anders Elfvin, Aijaz Farooqi, Lena Hellström‐Westas, (unknown), Karin Källén, Erik Normann, Fredrik Serenius, Karin Sävman, Petra Um‐Bergström, Ulrika Ådén, David Ley	2
6	Predictors of language and reading outcomes in 12‐year‐old children born very preterm 2024 ·Acta Paediatrica ·(unknown), Martin Johansson, (unknown), Erik Andersson, (unknown), Lena Hellström‐Westas, Olga Kochukhova	1
7	One-year survival and outcomes of infants born at 22 and 23 weeks of gestation in Sweden 2004–2007, 2014–2016 and 2017–2019 2023 ·Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal ·Aijaz Farooqi, Stellan Håkansson, Fredrik Serenius, Karin Källén, Lars Björklund, Erik Normann, Magnus Domellöf, Ulrika Ådén, Thomas Abrahamsson, Anders Elfvin, Karin Sävman, Petra Um‐Bergström, Olof Stephansson, David Ley, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Mikael Norman	12
8	Early Hyperglycemia in Very Preterm Infants Is Associated with Reduced White Matter Volume and Worse Cognitive and Motor Outcomes at 2.5 Years 2022 ·Neonatology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hugo Alexandre Ferreira, (unknown), Martin Johansson, Barbro Diderholm, Fredrik Ahlsson, Johan Ågren, Lena Hellström‐Westas	2
9	Serum osteocalcin levels at 4 months of age were associated with neurodevelopment at 4 years of age in term‐born children 2021 ·Acta Paediatrica ·(unknown), Ola Andersson, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Jovanna Dahlgren, Josefine Roswall	4
10	Haemoglobin and red blood cell reference intervals during infancy 2021 ·Archives of Disease in Childhood ·Sara Larsson, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Andreas Hillarp, Pia Karlsland Åkeson, Magnus Domellöf, (unknown), Cecilia Götherström, Ola Andersson	7
11	Soluble Transferrin Receptor during infancy and reference intervals for the Roche Cobas platform 2020 ·International Journal of Laboratory Hematology ·Sara Larsson, Andreas Hillarp, Pia Karlsland Åkeson, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Magnus Domellöf, (unknown), Cecilia Götherström, Ola Andersson	7
12	Longitudinal cohort study reveals different patterns of stress in parents of preterm infants during the first year after birth 2020 ·Acta Paediatrica ·(unknown), Renée Flacking, Camilla Udo, Mats Eriksson, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Jenny Ericson	14
13	When all I wanted was to hold my baby—The experiences of parents of infants who received therapeutic hypothermia 2020 ·Acta Paediatrica ·(unknown), (unknown), Lena Hellström‐Westas, Johan Ågren, Ylva Thernström Blomqvist	15
14	Hypothermic treatment for neonatal asphyxia in low‐resource settings using phase‐changing material—An easy to use and low‐cost method 2020 ·Acta Paediatrica ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dung Thi Khanh Khu, Hugo Lagercrantz, Dien Minh Tran, Birger Winbladh, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Tobias Alfvén, Linus Olson	9
15	When age really matters; ferritin reference intervals during infancy revisited 2019 ·Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation ·Sara Larsson, Andreas Hillarp, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Magnus Domellöf, (unknown), Ola Andersson	13
16	Association Between Year of Birth and 1-Year Survival Among Extremely Preterm Infants in Sweden During 2004–2007 and 2014–2016 2019 ·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Mikael Norman, Boubou Hallberg, Thomas Abrahamsson, Lars Björklund, Magnus Domellöf, Aijaz Farooqi, Cathrine Foyn Bruun, Christian Gadsbøll, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Fredrik Ingemansson, Karin Källén, David Ley, Karel Maršál, Erik Normann, Fredrik Serenius, Olof Stephansson, Lennart Stigson, Petra Um‐Bergström, Stellan Håkansson	64
17	Breastfeeding and risk for ceasing in mothers of preterm infants – long-term follow-up (Forthcoming) 2018 ·Maternal and Child Nutrition ·Jenny Ericson, Mats Eriksson, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Pat Hoddinott, Renée Flacking	1
18	Wait a minute? An observational cohort study comparing iron stores in healthy Swedish infants at 4 months of age after 10-, 60- and 180-second umbilical cord clamping 2017 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Ola Andersson, Magnus Domellöf, Anders Fasth, Boubou Hallberg, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Karin Pettersson, Magnus Westgren, Ingela Wiklund, Cecilia Götherström	7
19	Changes in the prevalence of breast feeding in preterm infants discharged from neonatal units: a register study over 10 years 2016 ·BMJ Open ·Jenny Ericson, Renée Flacking, Lena Hellström‐Westas, Mats Eriksson	54
20	INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS FOR NEONATAL SEIZURES IN SWEDEN 2008 ·Archives of Disease in Childhood ·Lena Hellström‐Westas, Isis Amer‐Wåhlin, Johan Ågren, Karin Källén	3

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