Laboratory
Population Health
At a Glance
Projects
Publications
Team
Project
Recent Developments in Perinatal Health Care and Mortality (Dissertation)
Maxi Kniffka, Jonas Schöley, Susie Lee
This PhD project examines recent trends in fetal and infant mortality in high-income countries, and the broader changes in health care within which these trends have unfolded. The project analyzes social inequalities, compositional shifts, and economic challenges affecting perinatal outcomes, as well as documenting changes in access to obstetric care. Detailed Description
Fertility Development, Health Care, Public Health, Medicine, and Epidemiology
Publications
Kniffka, M. S.; Ullrich-Kniffka, N.; Bertens, L. C. M.; Been, J. V.; Lee, D. S.; Koenigbauer, J. T.; Goepfrich, A.; Schöley, J.:
medRxiv preprints. unpublished. (2026)
Kniffka, M. S.; Schöley, J.; Lee, D. S.; Bertens, L. C. M.; Been, J. V.; Gunnarsdottir, J.:
European Journal of Public Health 35:2, 319–327. (2025)
Kniffka, M. S.; Rau, R.; Kühn, M.; Schöley, J.; Nitsche, N.:
Deutsches Ärzteblatt International 120:29-30, 503–504. (2023)
Kniffka, M. S.; Nitsche, N.; Rau, R.; Kühn, M.:
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 155:3, 483–489. (2021)