Ylva graduated as a midwife in spring 2015. In March 2022, Ylva started as a doctoral student at the Department of Nursing at Umeå University. The project includes four studies on what it is like to be a parent with congenital heart defects.
Ylva completed her nursing degree in winter 2012 and her midwifery degree in spring 2015. As a midwife, Ylva has mainly worked with delivery and postpartum care, where her involvement is mainly complicated childbirths where teamwork is crucial for a safe vaginal childbirth. In March 2022, Ylva started a PhD project at the Department of Nursing at Umeå University. The project includes four studies on what it is like to be a parent with a congenital heart dicease.