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
2023 Development and validation of safe motherhood-accessible resilience training (SM-ART) intervention to improve perinatal mental healthShireen Bhamani, David Arthur, An-Sofie Van Parys, Nicole Letourneau, Gail Wagnild, Olivier Degomme
2022 Inhoudelijk eindrapport Opleiding seksueel geweld voor de Family Justice Centers & Ketenaanpak Intrafamiliaal GeweldSaar Baert, Lisa Fomenko, Nele Vaerewijck, Lotte De Schrijver, An-Sofie Van Parys, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Resilience and prenatal mental health in Pakistan : a qualitative inquiryShireen Bhamani, David Arthur, An-Sofie Van Parys, Nicole Letourneau, Gail Wagnild, Shahirose Sadrudin Premji, Nargis Asad, Olivier Degomme
2020 A mental health care protocol for the screening, detection and treatment of perinatal anxiety and depressive disorders in FlandersRita Van Damme, An-Sofie Van Parys, Caroline Vogels, Kristien Roelens, Gilbert Lemmens
2019 Early detection and treatment of perinatal mental health disorders : a perinatal mental health care protocolGilbert Lemmens, An-Sofie Van Parys, Caroline Vogels, Kristien Roelens, Rita Van Damme
2018 Screening en detectie van perinatale mentale stoornissen : richtlijn als leidraad voor het ontwikkelen van een zorgpadRita Van Damme, An-Sofie Van Parys, Caroline Vogels, Kristien Roelens, Gilbert Lemmens
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, Ellen Deschepper, Kristien Roelens, Marleen Temmerman, Hans Verstraelen
2017 A systematic approach towards the development of quality indicators for postnatal care after discharge in Flanders, BelgiumKaat Helsloot, Mieke Walraevens, Saskia Van Besauw, An-Sofie Van Parys, Hanne Devos, Ann Van Holsbeeck, Kristien Roelens
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, Olena Ivanova, Aurore Guieu, An-Sofie Van Parys, Els Leye, Kristien Roelens
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 populationAn-Sofie Van Parys, Ellen Deschepper, Kristien Michielsen, Anna Galle, Kristien Roelens, Marleen Temmerman, Hans Verstraelen
2015 Expectations and satisfaction with antenatal care among pregnant women with a focus on vulnerable groups : a descriptive study in GhentAnna Galle, An-Sofie Van Parys, Kristien Roelens, Ines Keygnaert
2015 Fear of childbirth and risk of cesarean delivery: a cohort study in six European countriesElsa Lena Ryding, Mirjam Lukasse, An-Sofie Van Parys, Anne-Marie Wangel, Helle Karro, Hildur Kristjansdottir, Anne-Mette Schroll, Berit Schei
2015 Pregnancy intendedness and the association with physical, sexual and emotional abuse : a European multi-country cross-sectional studyMirjam Lukasse, Made Laanpere, Helle Karro, Hildur Kristjansdottir, Anne-Mette Schroll, An-Sofie Van Parys, Anne-Marie Wangel, Berit Schei
2015 Prevalence of experienced abuse in healthcare and associated obstetric characteristics in six European countriesMirjam Lukasse, Anne-Mette Schroll, Helle Karro, Berit Schei, Thora Steingrims-Dottir, An-Sofie Van Parys, Elsa Lena Ryding, Ann Tabor
2014 Prevalence and evolution of intimate partner violence before and during pregnancy : a cross-sectional studyAn-Sofie Van Parys, Ellen Deschepper, Kristien Michielsen, Marleen Temmerman, Hans Verstraelen
2014 Prevalence and evolution of intimate partner violence before and during pregnancy: a cross-sectional studyAn-Sofie Van Parys, Ellen Deschepper, Kristien Michielsen, Marleen Temmerman, Hans Verstraelen
2014 Gendergerelateerd en partnergeweld : bijdrage van het International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH)Ines Keygnaert, An-Sofie Van Parys, Els Leye
2014 A history of abuse and operative delivery : results from a European multi-country cohort studyBerit Schei, Mirjam Lukasse, Elsa Lena Ryding, Jacquelyn Campbell, Helle Karro, Hildur Kristjansdottir, Made Laanpere, Anne-Mette Schroll, Ann Tabor, Marleen Temmerman, An-Sofie Van Parys, Anne-Marie Wangel, Thora Steingrimsdottir
2014 Intimate partner violence and pregnancy : a systematic review of interventionsAn-Sofie Van Parys, Annelien Verhamme, Marleen Temmerman, Hans Verstraelen