7th International Conference on
Midwifery and Nurse Practitioners

Dr. Graciela Anhel de A. Ob/Gyn since more than 30 years. With her husband Dr. Rodrigo Aybar has been attending home births/water births and to promote the natural, respected and humanized birth though her professional practice and in educational activities in seminars, workshops and courses for pregnant women in Panama Republic.

Water Birth,Ob/Gyn

Dr. Aybar Rodrigo, Ob/Gyn from Panamá, has a huge expertise attending more than 10000 births in the Social Security Hospital, home and water birth in his country and with his wife, also Ob/Gyn are pioneers in this field. He is known in his passion and dedication in improving perinatal and delivery care in his country. He participates teaching residents Ob/Gyn and teaching a new approach in Perinatal and Delivery care centered in a deep respect of women and child rights.

Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Water Birth

Dr Tracy Roake is the Head of Education and the Deputy Chair for the Resuscitation committee as well as an active member in the Research and Ethics committee at Danat Al Emarat Hospital, Abu Dhabi. Tracy is a registered nurse and a certified Advanced Midwife has been awarded with a DBA, MBA, M.Sc. Healthcare management, and has a Master of Applied Business Research; she is a qualified hypnobirthing instructor and has a diploma in Aromatherapy, Herbalist, Reflexology and Naturopathy. She has a great passion for quality midwifery care, obstetric emergencies and pioneered all the first private hospital water births in KZN South Africa. She is also proud to say that he is an invited facility member or the PROMPT foundation in the United Kingdom.

Quality Midwifery Care, Obstetric Emergencies

Anthonia Biola Orimolade is a Nurse and a Midwife with wealth of experience as a clinical lead and healthcare system management. Expert in developing midwifery led service, workforce modification, re-structing of maternity setting tailored to the need of women. Passionate in maternity quality improvement projects. Founder of KETO Medical Foundation in Nigeria with the main aim of improving maternal and neonatal care outcomes. A.B Orimolade: Female genital mutilation, impact on maternal mortality and morbidity rate in Nigeria 2014.

Midwifery, Women Health

Dr. Jacinthe has been in the field of women’s health for over 20 years. She is passionate about empowering women about their reproductive health and providing evidence-based care. Dr. Jacinthe has been a midwife for almost 12 years mainly working with minority and underserved women in the United States. She bought her many years of experience and compassionate care to UChicago Medicine where she currently serves as the Director of Midwifery.

Reproductive Health, Evidence-Based Care