Projects
Prenatal acrylamide exposure, its transcriptomic signature and interaction with genetic polymorphisms: associations with perinatal and postnatal development Hasselt University
Prenatal acrylamide exposure, its transcriptomic signature and interaction with genetic polymorphsims: associations with perinatal and postnatal development Hasselt University
A perinatal palliative care program within standard perinatal healthcare: developing and pilot testing a complex intervention (a phase 0-2 study) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
A perinatal palliative care program within standard perinatal healthcare: developing and pilot testing a complex intervention (a phase 0-2 study) Ghent University
Recent diagnostic-therapeutic developments in fetal and neonatal medicine have profoundly changed the medical and ethical context of pediatric healthcare Through these medical advances survival odds for extremely ill children are higher, but still a substantial part dies during the perinatal period bringing forth specific care needs Herein, the emerging field of perinatal palliative care (PPC) arises to address much-needed support for ...
PERINATAL MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH: SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS IN WOMEN IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD KU Leuven
This longitudinal epidemiological study will investigate clinical patterns of perinatal suicidal thoughts and behaviors among women in the perinatal period (pregnancy and up to first postnatal year). The target population consists of all expectant mothers referred to the OBGYN outpatient clinic at the University Hospital Leuven in the period from conception to the second year after birth. The purpose of this study is (1) To better identify ...
Predictors and consequences of perinatal mental (un)health. Influence of professional activity, social support, leisure time on perinatal mental health and health and consequences for development in the 1st year of life KU Leuven
This research proposal focuses on predictors of experienced mental problems and resilience of professionally active and non-professional (expectant) mothers and their partners during the perinatal period, and on the consequences for the parents themselves and for the offspring in the first year of life, with the aim of to draw up prevention strategies and to be able to adequately estimate their efficiency and effectiveness .
Predictors and consequences of (poor) perinatal mental health. Influences of job activities, social support, and free time on perinatal mental health, and the consequences for the development during the first year of life. Hasselt University
Perinatal depression: from prevalence to prevention KU Leuven
During the perinatal period, i.e. pregnancy and the first postnatal year, 20% of (expectant) mothers struggle with perinatal mental health (PMH) problems. PMH problems can have serious consequences for (expectant) mothers, their (unborn) children, the (expectant) co-parents and their support network. Prevention of these problems is therefore essential. This research project is a collaboration between the Center of Mind-Body Research (Prof. T. ...
The effect of perinatal stress on the development of preterm infants KU Leuven
Worldwide, more than 10% of all babies are born preterm (< 37 weeks of gestation). In the global burden of disease, preterm birth complications account for 3.1% of all Disability Adjusted Life Years (i.e. the amount of years of healthy life lost due to death and non-fatal impairment or illness) which is in the same order of magnitude such as HIV/AIDS (Murray et al.; 2013). Advances in neonatal care, such as the use of antenatal ...