About R.C. (Rianne) Bijl, MD
Introduction
I am currently working as a PhD candidate on the Hemodynamic Adaptation to Pregnancy and Placenta-related Outcome (HAPPO) study. Pregnancy requires an adaptive response of the maternal cardiovascular system to meet the demands of the rapidly growing placenta and fetus. A healthy pregnancy outcome largely depends on adequate placental vascularization early in gestation. A complicated pregnancy (such as preeclampsia and/or intrauterine fetal growth restriction) is often associated with abnormal placentation. The results of the HAPPO study will provide more understanding of longitudinal maternal hemodynamic adaptation to pregnancy in relation to utero(placental) vascular development and its associations with subsequent (adverse) pregnancy outcome.
Field(s) of expertise
Hemodynamic monitoring during pregnancy, Preeclampsia
Education and career
I obtained my medical degree in 2015 at Leiden University. Thereafter, I have worked at the departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Groene Hart Ziekenhuis (Gouda), Ikazia Ziekenhuis (Rotterdam) and Erasmus MC (Rotterdam). In 2018 I started my PhD-research on the HAPPO study.
Publications
A complete overview of publications can be found here:
