Elisabeth Kingma

Elisabeth Kingma holds the Dr Sowerby Chair in Philosophy and Medicine, focusing on intersections of ethics and healthcare practices. Her research emphasizes maternal care ethics, obstetric decision-making, and fetal rights. She has conducted large-scale studies on informed consent during childbirth and maternal healthcare quality in the Netherlands.

• Research interests include medical ethics, obstetrics, and healthcare policy
• Projects funded by the Leverhulme Trust and European Commission

Recent work addresses disrespect in childbirth, episiotomy ethics, and patient autonomy challenges in labor. Key contributions include analyses of consent practices and cross-sectional studies on birth characteristics.

Grants include 'Philosophy of Pregnancy and Birth' (Leverhulme Trust, 2021–2026) and 'BUMP' (EC, 2021–2024).