Lien De Proost is a researcher with a background in philosophy and bioethics. She obtained her PhD at Erasmus MC in the Netherlands, focusing on the ethics of extreme prematurity. Her previous work addressed ethical issues related to pregnancy termination, artificial placenta technology, and embryo models. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at KU Leuven, Belgium. Her interdisciplinary research profile centers on perinatal ethics, reproductive ethics, and care ethics.