Academic interests
I am a PhD student at CEES since 2023, engaged in the project SCREP-yard: The evolution and molecular basis of multivalent peptides. My work focuses on the evolution of peptides in spider venoms, studying the genomic mechanisms and the structure-function constraints underlying the evolution of multivalent peptides in animal venoms.
Teaching assistant
Background
I did my MSc at CEES, where I studied the impact of repetitive DNA on structural variations in the Atlantic cod genome.
Tags:
Evolution,
Genomics,
Venomics
Publications
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Araya, Robin Aasegg; Tauqeer, Fatima; Ceulemans, Michael; Gerbier, Eva; Maisonneuve, Emeline & Passier, Anneke
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(2023).
Pregnancy- and Birth-Related Experiences among Postpartum
Women during the Third Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic—A
Multinational European Study.
Pharmacoepidemiology.
ISSN 2813-0618.
2(1),
p. 54–67.
doi:
10.3390/pharma2010006.
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The objective of this study was to describe pregnancy- and birth-related experiences
of postpartum women during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and their association
with mental health outcomes. An online questionnaire was distributed in five European countries
(Belgium, The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, UK) between June and August 2021. Participants
were recruited though socialmedia platforms including pregnancy- and motherhood-related websites,
pregnancy fora, and apps. Postpartum women were asked eleven specific questions about pregnancyand
birth-related changes and the presence of support during delivery. The Edinburgh Depression
Scale was used to assess depressive and anxiety symptoms. Covariates included sociodemographics,
health and reproductive characteristics, and COVID-19 status. Associations were estimated with
logistic regression. The study included 1730 postpartum women. Frequent changes included the
exclusion of the partner from pregnancy care appointments (83.2%), changed prenatal care settings
(64.4%), and cancellation of hospital information visits (42.7%). Few women, however, were without
support apart from medical staff during delivery (1.4%). The number of pregnancy- and birth-related
changes was associated with each woman’s mental health status, as well as the type of change.
Experiencing changes related to delivery and cancellation or reduction of prenatal examination was
associated with a doubling in the odds of symptoms of major depression and anxiety postpartum.
These findings highlight the importance of ensuring adequate maternity care for women’s mental
health postpartum, as well as during a pandemic.
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June 15, 2023 9:46 AM
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