Meet the Speakers

Charlotte Brielle
Charlotte Brielle, MSW, is the founder and Executive Director of Wombs of the World (WotW), an initiative dedicated to integrating modern birthwork practices with the preservation and celebration of traditional birth cultures. Through WotW, she works to foster...

Diovanis Pereyra Cano
Diovanis Pereyra Cano is the mother of Diam, Aydam, Yiaury, and her bonus son, Lenrys.She is a doula, a kraamverzorger/ postpartum nurse, a midwife assistant, and a breastfeeding coach. Diovanis was born in Panama City and has been residing in the Netherlands since...

Franka Cadée
Franka Cadée PhD, is a proud midwife and international expert in sexual reproductive health and justice. By combining her anthropology midwifery background with having lived and worked across a range of differently resourced countries, she has attained a nuanced,...

Helmi Pauwels
With over three decades of experience, Helmi has been a home-based midwife in Amsterdam since the early 1990s. Her journey has taken her across the globe, from working with Doctors Without Borders in Sierra Leone and Yemen to practicing midwifery in Aruba. Currently,...

Ingrid Bayot
Ingrid Bayot is a midwife and trainer with extensive experience in perinatal care. She has worked in various areas, including the delivery room, postpartum and neonatal care, and providing overall support for childbirth and breastfeeding. In 2004, she earned a Diplôme...

Lieke Bartels
As a working mother, Lieke understands the challenges that come with balancing work and family life. After the birth of her son, she found herself trapped in a cycle of uncertainty, perfectionism, and sleep deprivation. This led to a period of burnout, where she...

Noémie Faure-Nguyen
After several years at the Lausanne University Hospital (Switzerland) as a perinatal stress researcher and clinician, she now works in two multidisciplinary centres. She offers consultations to expectant and new parents. She also works with various professionals and...

Pam England
Pam England has a unique talent for inventing thought-provoking methods to guide women during their childbearing years by synthesizing mythology, philosophy, art, archetypal psychology, rituals, and research. Her writing, teaching, and paintings are inspired by her...

Tina Lavin
Tina is a dedicated perinatal epidemiologist with a deep passion for advancing women's health during pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. With extensive experience in global maternal and newborn health, she focuses on research and the development of WHO recommendations...
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