dr. L.L. (Lilian) Peters

I work as an clinical epidemiologist/assistant professor at the following institutions:

1. University Medical Center Groningen, Primary and Long-term Care, section Midwifery Science
2. Western Sydney University, School of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia)

My research is in the area of Women’s Health Epidemiology. My main focus is to examine the impact of (lifestyle) behavior, events during pregnancy and birth on maternal and children’s health: using data driven innovations. Within different research teams,  healthcare professionals (midwives, general practitioners, microbiologists), data experts (stewards, managers, and scientists), scientific communication advisors collaborate intensively, resulting in cutting-edge research projects. They conduct basic and advanced statistics (AI) by analyzing structured data (diagnosis codes such as ICPC) and unstructured data (doctors' notes) from linked electronic health registry data from the Netherlands and Australia. This intensive collaboration has resulted in optimizing care in midwifery (e.g.  reducing unnecessary medical interventions in women during childbirth) and general practitioner care (COVID-19 trajectories).

Since my PhD-project, I develop and psychometrically evalaute Patient Reported Experiens Measures (PREMs). Several valid measures for frailty, case complexity, autonomy, respect and overall childbirth experiences are frequently used to optimize care in primary and secondary care. 

Finally, together with my colleague Dr. Esther Feijen de Jong, we coordinate the research group Midwifery Science (UMCG)