Ms An-Sofie Van Parys
Post-doctoral researcher

An-Sofie Van Parys has a bachelor degree in midwifery, a master degree in social sciences, a master degree in family and sexuality sciences and a PhD in health sciences. After her formal education, she gained experience in working with families with a problematic background. Partly as a consequence of this working experience, she developed a special interest in mental health and interpersonal violence in the period around pregnancy and childbirth.
On the one hand An-Sofie is currently employed as the leader of the maternal heath team and as a post-doc researcher at the International Centre for Reproductive Health at Ghent University where she is involved in several research projects on perinatal mental health, interpersonal violence and maternal health. On the other hand she works as a psychotherapist in a midwifery-practise and a hospital in Brussels where she guides women and couples struggling with psychological, relational and/or sexual challenges during the perinatal period.
Publications of An-Sofie
2020 A mental health care protocol for the screening, detection and treatment of perinatal anxiety and depressive disorders in FlandersAn-Sofie Van Parys
2019 Early detection and treatment of perinatal mental health disorders : a perinatal mental health care protocolAn-Sofie Van Parys
2018 Screening en detectie van perinatale mentale stoornissen : richtlijn als leidraad voor het ontwikkelen van een zorgpadAn-Sofie Van Parys
2017 The impact of a referral card-based intervention on intimate partner violence, psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during pregnancy and postpartum : a randomized controlled trialAn-Sofie Van Parys
2017 A systematic approach towards the development of quality indicators for postnatal care after discharge in Flanders, BelgiumAn-Sofie Van Parys
2016 What is the evidence on the reduction of inequalities in accessibility and quality of maternal health care delivery for migrants? : a review of the existing evididence in the WHO European regionInes Keygnaert, Els Leye, An-Sofie Van Parys
2016 Intimate partner violence and pregnancy, an intervention study in perinatal careAn-Sofie Van Parys
2015 Intimate partner violence and psychosocial health, a cross-sectional study in a pregnant populationAnna Galle, Kristien Michielsen, An-Sofie Van Parys
2015 Expectations and satisfaction with antenatal care among pregnant women with a focus on vulnerable groups : a descriptive study in GhentAnna Galle, Ines Keygnaert, An-Sofie Van Parys
2015 Fear of childbirth and risk of cesarean delivery: a cohort study in six European countriesAn-Sofie Van Parys
2015 Pregnancy intendedness and the association with physical, sexual and emotional abuse : a European multi-country cross-sectional studyAn-Sofie Van Parys
2015 Prevalence of experienced abuse in healthcare and associated obstetric characteristics in six European countriesAn-Sofie Van Parys
2014 Gendergerelateerd en partnergeweld : bijdrage van het International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH)Ines Keygnaert, Els Leye, An-Sofie Van Parys
2014 Prevalence and evolution of intimate partner violence before and during pregnancy : a cross-sectional studyKristien Michielsen, An-Sofie Van Parys
2014 Prevalence and evolution of intimate partner violence before and during pregnancy: a cross-sectional studyKristien Michielsen, An-Sofie Van Parys
2014 A history of abuse and operative delivery : results from a European multi-country cohort studyAn-Sofie Van Parys
2014 Intimate partner violence and pregnancy : a systematic review of interventionsAn-Sofie Van Parys
2014 Prevalence and associated factors of fear of childbirth in six European countriesAn-Sofie Van Parys
2014 Prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual abuse among pregnant women in six European countriesAn-Sofie Van Parys
2013 Zwangerschap en partnergeweldAn-Sofie Van Parys