FACULTY OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
PUBLIC DEFENCE – Ph.D. DEGREE
Sindre Grindheim
The candidate is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Science (Klinisk institutt 2).
Main supervisor: Associate Professor Elham Baghestan
Co-supervisor: Professor Jørg Kessler
Prøveforelesning: Onsdag 08. april 2026 kl. 10.15
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene – Block 8. Haukelandsbakken 1
Stated subject: Mode of birth and the pelvic floor- translating science into advocacy»
Disputas: Onsdag 08. april 2026 kl. 12.15
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene – Block 8. Haukelandsbakken 1
Avhandlingens tittel: “Safe passage: Maternal and neonatal outcomes following forceps- and vacuum-assisted vaginal deliveries”
1st opponent: Professor Ranee Thakar, St. George's University of London, UK
2nd opponent: Associate Professor Solveig Bjellmo, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
3rd member of the committee: Professor Nils-Halvdan Morken, University of Bergen
The defense will be led by Professor Anagha Joshi.
Open to all interested parties