Personal profile
Research interests
I (pronounce: no preference) am appointed as Assistant Professor.
I am also a midwife and hold a post-doctoral research appointment at the department of Athropology, Uuniversity of Amsterdam (Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Anthropology of Health, Care and the Body Programme Group).
I have a master's degree in Health Management. I received a doctrol degree in 2023 wih a dissertation on risk selection in maternal and newborn care.
The focus of my work is critical reproductive justice.
Education/Academic qualification
Master, Health Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam
1 Sept 2011 → 29 Jun 2012
Award Date: 29 Jun 2012
Bachelor, Midwifery, Stichting Rotterdamse Opleiding tot Verloskundige
1 Sept 2003 → 5 Jul 2007
Award Date: 5 Jul 2007
Basisopleiding Universitair Docent, VU University Amsterdam
1 Sept 2013 → 1 Jul 2014
External positions
Post-doctoral researcher, Department of Anthropology, University of Amsterdam
1 Sept 2025 → …
Lecturer, AVAG Midwifery Academy Amsterdam
PhD candidate, Department of Midwifery Science, Amsterdam, Netherlands
… → 2023
Policy advisor, Koninklijke Nederlandse Organisatie voor Verloskundigen
… → 2015
Independent midwife
… → 2012
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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PM+ Pregnant: Cultuursensitieve zorg voor zwangeren met migratie-ervaringen en psychische klachten
Goodarzi, B. (Staff)
01/03/2026 → 01/03/2026
Project: Research
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“You think, like, you’re neutral but you’re not”: a mixed- methods study of racial/ethnic bias in pain assessment, management and treatment in maternal and newborn care in the Netherlands
Goodarzi, B., Overtoom, E., Kanu, S., Helberg-Proctor, A., de Jonge, A. & Bloemenkamp, K., 8 Dec 2025, In: International journal for equity in health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Birth Special Issue on Critical Midwifery Studies
Goodarzi, B. (Guest editor), Sharma, P. (Guest editor), Farahallah, H., Justiniano, R. (Guest editor) & Cheyney, M. (Editor), 15 Sept 2025, In: Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care. 52, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue (Editorship) › Academic › peer-review
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Let this be a safe place: a qualitative study into midwifery care for forcibly displaced women in the Netherlands
Tankink, J., A.E.H., V., de Graaf, J. P., van der Lans, P. J. A., van den Muijsenbergh, M. E. T. C., Franx, A. & Goodarzi, B., Dec 2024, In: BMC Health Services Research. 24, 1, 1503.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Pregnancy experiences of transgender and gender-expansive individuals: A systematic scoping review from a critical midwifery perspective
Goodarzi, B., Thomas, E. G., Frese, H. & Muntinga, M. E., 20 May 2024, In: Birth.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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From broken bodies to broken systems: Rethinking risk in maternal and newborn care
Goodarzi, B. & Cheyney, M., 2026, Risk and Uncertainty in Maternity Care: Putting Risk in Its Place. Scamell, M., Coxon, K. & de Vries, R. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, (Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Zwangerschap is geen vrouwenzaak
Goodarzi, B. (Speaker)
8 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Popular
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Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies (Journal)
Goodarzi, B. (Reviewer)
25 Dec 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Master Verloskunde: Risicoselectie in de geboortezorg - Schoolvorming in de Nederlandse geboortezorg en de invloed hiervan op EBM werken
Goodarzi, B. (Participant)
5 Dec 2025Activity: Educational contribution / Supervising student theses, products › Educational contribution › Educational
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What is the association between ethnicity and optimal perinatal outcomes in the Netherlands?
Goodarzi, B. (Participant)
1 Dec 2025 → …Activity: Educational contribution / Supervising student theses, products › Supervising student theses › Educational
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Wat heeft identiteit, sociale positie en Interectionaliteit te maken met zorgverlening?
Goodarzi, B. (Speaker)
13 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Professional
Press/Media
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NPO Radio 1 Vroeg!: Obstetrisch racisme in de Nederlandse geboortezorg
21/01/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Impacts
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Battlefield of Dreams
Goodarzi, B. (Participant) & Houwink-Ten Kate, F. (Participant)
Impact: !!Social impacts, Cultural impacts
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Informatie over de SWEPIS-studie voor zwangeren
Seijmonsbergen-Schermers, A. E. (Participant), Goodarzi, B. (Participant) & de Jonge, A. (Participant)
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