Birth & Midwifery in Indonesia
RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND PRACTITIONERS

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Midwifery Today Country Contact

Robin Lim is a mother, grandmother, author, poet, midwife and educator who lives in Bali with her husband and children. She is a Certified Professional Midwife, with the North American Registry of Midwives and Ikatan Bidan Indonesia. She is a founder and executive director for Yayasan Ibu Bumi Sehat Birth Center in Bali. Lim splits her time between the birth center and the Tsunami Relief Clinic in Samatiga Aceh, Sumatra. Many of her articles, stories and poems have been published in Midwifery Today magazine and The Birthkit newsletter. Her books After the Baby's Birth… A Woman's Way to Wellness and Eating for Two…Recipes for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women were published by Celestial Arts. Lim has been given the Alexander Langer International Peace Award. Read more about Robin Lim in our biography section.

To contact Robin Lim or any other Midwifery Today Country Contact, write to the IAM administrator.

Other Resources

Birth/Midwifery

• Indonesian Midwives' Association
• Persatuan Parawat Nasional Indonesia – Nursing Association
• Yayasan Ibu Bumi Sehat Birth Center in Bali