{"id":3407,"date":"2026-09-22T15:47:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T13:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/?post_type=event&p=3407"},"modified":"2026-10-14T10:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T08:23:09","slug":"phd-symposium-on-perinatal-care-for-migrant-and-refugee-women-on-the-thai-myanmar-border","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/agenda\/phd-symposium-perinatal-care-for-migrant-and-refugee-women-on-the-thai-myanmar-border","title":{"rendered":"Perinatal care for migrant and refugee women on the Thai-Myanmar border\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

For migrant and refugee women on the Thailand-Myanmar border, access to good antenatal care is not a given. Conflict, migration, distance and limited resources have a major impact on the care women can access and on pregnancy outcomes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This PhD symposium will focus on Taco Jan Prins\u2019s PhD research<\/strong> centrally. Taco Jan works with migrant and refugee communities on the Thailand-Myanmar border and is conducting PhD research into reproductive health and access to perinatal care in resource-limited settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speakers from Thailand, Myanmar and beyond will share their knowledge and experiences from different perspectives on topics including antenatal care, safe childbirth, access to healthcare and the broader health context in the border region. In this way, the symposium brings together research and practice, creating a space to jointly examine both the challenges and opportunities for improving care for migrant and refugee women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marcus Rijken<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Invisible pregnancies: You only realise it once you\u2019ve been through it<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Why do some pregnancies and some pregnancy losses remain unseen? Why do some babies never get the chance to be born alive, and what can we do about it? Drawing on the core principles of global healthcare \u2013 such as equality and equity, and the three delays in access to care \u2013 this lecture takes us to the boundary between Thailand and Myanmar. <\/strong>Taco Jan\u2019s PhD research into stillbirths shows that, once you know what to look for, you simply cannot fail to see it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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