Mireille Bekker

Mireille N. Bekker is a Full Professor at the University Medical Center Utrecht, specializing in fetal and perinatal medicine with a focus on congenital heart disease outcomes and neurodevelopmental research. She holds editorial roles in journals like BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth and advises on initiatives such as the NIPT consortium.

Education: MD from VU Medical Center (2002), PhD from Leiden University (2007). Her clinical training in Obstetrics and Gynecology (completed 2011) complements her research on fetal cardiovascular/lymphatic development.

Research Groups: Congenital Heart Disease, Perinatal Neuroimaging & Neuromonitoring, Esophageal Atresia Outcomes, and Perinatal Surgery Impact. Her work aims to improve long-term outcomes for high-risk infants through advanced imaging, surgical strategies, and digital healthcare solutions.

External Roles: Adviser at Luscci/Omron, member of Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu's prenatal screening group, and part of the NIPT consortium's core team.