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  1. Is inadequate immune activation in late pregnancy a sign of mental health vulnerability?

    Article • Brain Behavior and Immunity, July 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Emma Fransson

  2. Risk factors for treatment resistance among women with postpartum depression in a nationwide study

    Article • Nature Mental Health, February 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emma Fransson

  3. Exploring Early and Late Pregnancy Heart Rate Variability as Incremental Predictors of Postpartum Depression and Anxiety Symptoms

    Article • Psychoneuroendocrinology, February 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Emma Fransson

  4. Genetic Predisposition, Modifiable Lifestyle Factors, and Perinatal Depression: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Sweden

    Article • January 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Emma Fransson

  5. Determinants of the Vaginal Microbiome across Ages and the Presence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthy Swedish Women

    Article • January 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Emma Fransson

  6. The gut microbiome in early pregnancy is associated with the severity of nausea and vomiting: a nested case‒control study

    Article • Gut Microbes Reports, December 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Emma Fransson

  7. Emotion regulation is robustly associated with perinatal depressive symptoms in a Swedish national cohort

    Article • Nature Mental Health, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emma Fransson

  8. Metabolic differences in the maternal gut microbiome precede the birth of large-for-gestational-age infants: A nested case-control study

    Article • October 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Emma Fransson

  9. Cortisol as a Mediator of Prenatal Distress and Difficult Infant Temperament: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis Protocol

    Article • Health Science Reports, October 2025, Wiley

    Dr Emma Fransson

  10. Maternal psychiatric disorders before, during, and after pregnancy: a national cohort study in Sweden

    Article • Molecular Psychiatry, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emma Fransson

  11. Sex difference in parental risk of suicide attempt during and after pregnancy in Sweden

    Article • Nature Human Behaviour, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emma Fransson

  12. Emotion regulation is robustly associated with depressive symptoms across the peripartum – data from a prospective Swedish national cohort study

    Article • March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emma Fransson

  13. Emotion regulation is robustly associated with depressive symptoms across the peripartum – data from a prospective Swedish national cohort study

    Article • November 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Emma Fransson

  14. The role of prepulse inhibition in predicting new-onset postpartum depression

    Article • Nature Mental Health, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emma Fransson

  15. Investigating heart rate variability measures during pregnancy as predictors of postpartum depression and anxiety: an exploratory study

    Article • Translational Psychiatry, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emma Fransson

  16. Remission or Persistence? A Prediction Tool to Identify Women at Risk for Long‐Term Depressive Symptoms Postpartum

    Article • Depression and Anxiety, January 2024, Wiley

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • European Psychiatry, January 2024, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Child Development, November 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emma Fransson

  19. Defining Vaginal Community Dynamics: daily microbiome transitions, the role of menstruation, bacteriophages and bacterial genes

    Article • June 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • BMJ Open, October 2022, BMJ

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health, July 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Human Reproduction, May 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Human Reproduction Open, January 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Emma Fransson, Sofie Bliddal

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

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Emma Fransson

  27. Family Background Characteristics and Student Achievement: Does School Ethos Play a Compensatory Role?

    Article • Nordic Studies in Education, August 2021, Cappelen Damm AS - Cappelen Damm Akademisk

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Children, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Translational Psychiatry, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emma Fransson

  30. Mental health among pregnant women during the pandemic in Sweden– a mixed methods approach using data from the Mom2B mobile application for research

    Article • December 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Emma Fransson

  31. Vaginal microbiota and human papillomavirus infection among young Swedish women

    Article • npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • International Journal of Cancer, July 2020, Wiley

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, April 2020, Wiley

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • SSM - Population Health, April 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, November 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • BMJ Open, October 2019, BMJ

    Dr Emma Fransson

  38. Abstract #4329 Enhanced alterations of inflammatory markers and growth-factors in women reporting self-harm ideation during pregnancy

    Article • Brain Behavior and Immunity, October 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emma Fransson

  40. Characteristics of women with different perinatal depression trajectories

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Research, February 2019, Wiley

    Dr Emma Fransson

  41. Inflammatory markers in women with postpartum depressive symptoms

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Research, September 2018, Wiley

    Dr Emma Fransson

  42. School effectiveness and truancy: a multilevel study of upper secondary schools in Stockholm

    Article • International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, August 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Emma Fransson, Joacim Ramberg

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

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, April 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr Emma Fransson

  44. What Can We Say Regarding Shared Parenting Arrangements for Swedish Children?

    Article • Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, January 2018, Wiley

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, September 2017, Wiley

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, August 2017, Wiley

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Public Health, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Psychoneuroendocrinology, May 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Emma Fransson

  50. The preterm cervix reveals a transcriptomic signature in the presence of premature pre-labor rupture of membranes

    Article • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, February 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Child Indicators Research, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emma Fransson

  52. Why should they live more with one of us when they are children to us both?

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, July 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, November 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, April 2015, BMJ

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • BMC Psychology, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • BMC Public Health, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emma Fransson

  58. Negative Emotions and Cytokines in Maternal and Cord Serum at Preterm Birth

    Article • American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, October 2011, Wiley

    Dr Emma Fransson

  59. Antenatal Depressive Symptoms and Preterm Birth: A Prospective Study of a Swedish National Sample

    Article • Birth, December 2010, Wiley

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Journal of Reproductive Immunology, March 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Emma Fransson

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

    Article • Journal of Reproductive Immunology, January 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Emma Fransson

  62. Wellbeing among children with single parents in Sweden:

    Article • JSTOR

    Dr Emma Fransson