The department of Midwifery Science has been active since 2009 within the framework of the AVAG/Amsterdam Public Health research institute, which forms part of Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc. It has been working closely with the department of General Medical Practice at VUmc since 2012. Both departments belong to VUmc’s Division EPM.
The head of the department is professor Ank de Jonge. She works closely with the other senior researchers: Corine Verhoeven, Jens Henrichs, Lilian Peters, Esther Feijen, Danielle Jansen and Janneke Gitsels. The department further employs multiple PhD students, lecturer-researchers, research assistents and a secretary.
Eileen Hutton from Mc Master University in Canada was appointed to an endowed chair in the department from 2010 till 2015, and played a key role in supervising various doctoral research projects. On November 15th of 2015 she took leave as her role as a professor in the department.
The department of Midwifery Science comprises the following persons:
Prof. dr. J. (Ank) de Jonge
Professor and department head
Dr. C. (Corine) Verhoeven
University lecturer
Dr. J. (Jens) Henrichs
University lecturer
Dr. D. (Danielle) Jansen
University lecturer
Dr. L. (Lilian) Peters
Senior researcher
Dr. E. (Esther) Feijen
Senior researcher
Dr. J. (Janneke) Gitsels
Senior researcher
Dr. L. (Linda) Martin
Lecturer-researcher
J. (Jolanda) Boxem, MSc
Lecturer-researcherL. (Lauren) Ancion
Data-managerL. (Lauri) van den Berg, MSc
Junior researcher
F. (Floor) Meurs, MSc
Research assistent
Drs. T. (Tamar) Kruit
Research assistentB. (Beata) Franso
Research assistentS. (Suzanne) Sturkenboom
Research assistentS. (Sanne) van Gaalen, MSc
Research assistent and project employee Childbirth Network
W.S. (Wia) Barkema, MSc
Research assistentB. (Bouchra) Skakni
Research assistent
W. (Wencke) de Jager
Secretary of the department of Midwifery SciencePromoted researchers:
Dr. A. (Anna) Seijmonsbergen
Regionale verschillen in interventies
Dr. M. (Myrthe) Westerneng
The effect of ultrasounds on fear and prenatal bonding
Dr. E. (Elke) Slagt – Tichelman
Mother-to-infant bonding
Dr. S. (Sabine) Logtenberg
Remifentanil for labour analgesia
Dr. C. (Carien) Baas
Women’s voices: towards understanding the organization and women’s views of maternity care in the Netherlands
Dr. M.T.R. (Monique) Pereboom
Chlamydia and other infectious diseases during pregnancy
Dr. G.M.T. (Trudy) Klomp
Painmanagement during labour
Dr. A. (Agatha) Boerleider
Provision of care to women from ethnic minoritiesDr. E.L. (Esther) Feijen
Determinants of care take-up in the prenatal periodDr. J. (Janneke) Gitsels
Prenatal screening and IslamDr. L. (Linda) Martin
Prenatal screening and counseling
Dr. C. (Catja) Warmelink
Organisation of CareDr. P. (Pien) Offerhaus
Safe primary maternity care
Dr. H. (Hilde) Perdok
Challenges of maternity careMidwifery Science is involved in the following doctoral studies:
B. (Bahareh) Goodarzi, MSc
Riskselection in midwifery care
A. (Annika) Walker, MSc
Voluit zwanger: Verhogen van veerkracht tijdens de zwangerschap ter preventie van peripartum depressie
M. (Marit) van der Pijl, MSc
Respectful Maternity Care
W. (Willemijn) Warmink-Perdijk, MSc
Oxytocine en de effecten ervan op de gezondheid van moeder en kind
J. (Joyce) Kors, MSc
Training and education in autonomy supportive prenatal consultation
L. (Liesbeth) Kool, MSc
Newly qualified midwives’ professional initiation
Drs. M. (Marielle) van Roekel
H. (Hannah) de Klerk, MSc
Verloskunde en #metoo: seksueel geweld in de voorgeschiedenis
Drs. A. (Anna) Tsiamparlis-Wildeboer
Centering pregnancyN. (Nasim) Yadegari-Bordbar, MSc
Frequent attendance in midwife-led careE. (Elise) Neppelenbroek, PhD
Antenataal CTG in de verloskundigenpraktijk
S. (Stella) Weiland, PhD
Samen Stoppen, Samen Sterk
