Finnish Network for Birth and Childbearing Research (BIRRES)

HEBI hosts a large interdisciplinary network called Finnish Network for Birth and Childbearing Research (BIRRES) that has nearly 30 members from senior scholars to graduate students. Birres members represent different fields of inquiry, including social sciences, medicine, health studies, psychology, public health, adult education and technology.

Birres meets online monthly during the school year and acts as a collaborative hub for inspiration, academic exchange and advice. All researchers and graduate students working on theses in the areas of pregnancy, birth, postpartum phase or childbearing in more generally are warmly welcome to join!

Founding Member and Organizer: Kaisa Kuurne ()

Coordinator: Eeva Itkonen (). To join the network, please contact Eeva.

Publications

[The Parent Experience of Formal Care in the Early Death of a Child]. Master’s thesis in Church and So­cial Stud­ies. University of Helsinki, Faculty of Theology.

[Childbirth stories on YouTube : How YouTube works as a forum for personal stories in the context of childbirth stories]. Master’s thesis in Social and Public Policy. University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences.

Master’s thesis in Adult Education. University of Jyväskylä, Faculty of Education and Psychology.

Master’s thesis in Sociology. University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences.

Master's thesis in Social Psychology. University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences.

Master’s thesis in Translational Medicine. University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine.

. Service Design Master in Hospitality Management. Laurea University of Applied Sciences.