M. Beatrijs van der Hout-van der Jagt obtained her BSc. degree in Midwifery from Artevelde University College, Ghent, Belgium in 2002. She continued her education at Eindhoven University of Technology, and received her BSc. and MSc. degree in (Bio)Medical Engineering in 2005 and 2007 respectively, and her Qualified Medical Engineering certificate in 2010, and PhD at dep. of Electrical Engineering in 2013. Since 2005, she is involved in perinatal research projects in collaboration with Máxima Medical Center and Eindhoven University of Technology (research groups Cardiovascular BioMechanics and Signal Processing Systems). Since 2014 she is actively involved in the daily management team of Perinatal Medicine, one of the three research areas of e/MTIC (Eindhoven MedTech Innovation Center).

Beatrijs van der Hout is medical engineer in the Fundamental Perinatology research group of Prof. Guid Oei. The research aims at reducing maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality rates through mathematical modeling & simulation, simulation-based education, and electrophysiological pregnancy monitoring. This research is part of research area Perinatal Medicine of Eindhoven MedTech Innovation Center (e/MTIC).

Childbirth is still one of the most dangerous journeys in life. By working on non-obtrusive perinatal innovations, I would like to contribute to a positive family-centered childbirth experience and improved perinatal outcome, regardless of place of birth.