Robin Lim (USA)
World-renowned midwife, defender of mothers' and children's rights
Ibu (Mother) Robin Lim CPM is a Filipino–American midwife, mother and grandmother, and founder of Yayasan Bumi Sehat (Healthy Mother Earth Foundation), an organization based in Indonesia that provides free prenatal care, obstetric services and medical assistance to those in need, especially in developing countries and areas affected by natural disasters.
Her passion is human rights in childbirth, and she believes that each individual is an essential “Piece of Peace” therefore by protecting mothers in childbirth and newborns we may build peace, one baby, one mother, one family at a time.
Along with devoted team members, Robin has been an early responder to many disasters: Aceh (post 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami), following earthquakes in Yogyakarta (2006), Haiti (2010), Nepal (2015) and in the aftermath of super-typhoon Haiyan in Dulag, Philippines.
In 2011 Ibu Robin was chosen CNN Hero of the Year. This gave Midwife–to–Mother care a broader popular platform, worldwide. In 2012 APPPAH, The Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health, gave Ibu Robin the Jeannine Parvati BirthKeeper award, and in 2016 she became Earth Company’s Impact Hero.
Robin’s published books include: Ecology of Gentle Birth, After the Baby’s Birth, Wellness for Mothers, Eating for Two (Recipes for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women), Placenta the Forgotten Chakra, The Geometry of Splitting Souls (Poetry), and Eat Pray Doula, and a novel Butterfly People.
In 2009 Ibu Robin’s daughter, Déjà Bernhardt, released two award winning documentary films about her work and the essential importance of gentle birth for a more peaceful planet, Guerrilla Midwife and Tsunami Notebook.
Birth in the Era of Climate Crisis
19. 7. 2024 14:00 - 15:00
Robin Lim is an inspirational figure in health care, particularly in obstetrics, where she combines traditional wisdom and modern scientific knowledge to provide care that respects both mothers and babies. She and her team have saved thousands of women and newborns in difficult hygienic, social or humanitarian conditions. As part of her lifelong commitment to combating climate change and its impacts, she focuses on supporting women recovering from the effects of earthquakes, covid pandemic and climate change disasters around the world.
Journey of bringing life
18. 7. 2024 17:30 - 18:30
Robin Lim is a powerful and inspirational figure in health care, particularly in obstetrics, combining traditional wisdom and modern scientific knowledge to provide care that respects both mothers and babies. She and her team have saved thousands of women and newborns in difficult social conditions. Come hear her incredible stories of bringing life into this world.