Hege Ersdal is Head of Research for Simulation and Global Health at Stavanger University Hospital, and Professor II at the University of Stavanger, with a PhD in International Health from the University of Oslo. She is a trained anaesthesiologist and principal investigator of the Safer Births projects. Since 2009, Hege has led several large international research and development projects related to labour, newborn resuscitation, and the implementation of simulation-based learning to improve quality of care.