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N. (Nicole) Schenkelaars

PhD Candidate

  • Department
  • Gynaecology & Obstetrics
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Introduction

My name is Nicole Schenkelaars. I started as a PhD student in 2020 at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Previously I worked as a medical doctor in the Erasmus MC.

Field(s) of expertise

  • Obesity.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Maternal microbiome.
  • Dysbiose One-carbon metabolism.
  • Diet.
  • Preconceptional period.

Education and career

  • 2011 - 2014: Bachelor in medicine, University Utrecht.
  • 2014 - 2018: Master in medicine, University Utrecht.
  • 2018 - 2021: Intern Medical Doctor, Groene Hart Ziekenhuis in Gouda and Erasmus MC, in Rotterdam. 
  • 2021: PhD student, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center in Rotterdam.

Publications

Preconceptional maternal weight loss and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
N. Schenkelaars, M. Rousian, J. Hoek, S. Schoenmakers, S. Willemsen & R. Steegers-Theunissen (2021). European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1-14.

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