NURSE MIDWIFE with training and experience in physiological births and water births
BABYWEARING CONSULTANT
I am a nurse from the Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto (ESEP) since 2008, the year that maternal health began to awaken in me, still as part of my degree. And so, with my heart bursting, I accepted the invitation to work in the Obstetrics department at the Vila Nova de Gaia/ Espinho Hospital Center, where I have been working since 2009.
What started out as a simple professional preference soon became a real passion. All the magic of pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period; the whole challenging process of each woman/couple adapting to their new role as mother/parent; monitoring the growth of a new being that is so fragile and yet so captivating, led me to complete my Specialty in Maternal Health Nursing and Obstetrics at ESEP in 2013.
During my training and complementary path, I had the privilege of meeting fantastic people and professionals who became true references and inspiration. Isabel Ferreira was undoubtedly one of them and that’s how my connection with UTERUS began, back in 2013, and the growing sense of fulfillment and personal and professional growth. Since then, I have increasingly felt the need to complement my technical and scientific knowledge by investing in different types of training.
I believe that pregnancy and childbirth are almost always natural, physiological events that evoke the strength and power of women and their families and should therefore be respected and honored in their essence. It is with this motivation that I integrate the team of Nurse Midwives at UTERUS and accompany couples during pregnancy, childbirth (including water birth) and postpartum.
More recently, I became interested in babywearing, firstly out of personal necessity as a complement to my parenting. Sure of all the advantages and potential of its use, I decided to deepen my knowledge and professional skills in this area, which is why you can also find me at the babywearing information and consultancy sessions.
RELEVANT TRAINING
_ Integrative Neonatal Resuscitation, with Karen Strange, 2019
_ Spinning Babies®, 2018
_ Aromatherapy in Pregnancy and Childbirth Workshop, with Esther Rodriguez, 2018
_ Programa Nascer Positivo® | Module 1: Preparing for Labor/Birth, 2017; Module 3: Postpartum Recovery, 2018
_ Advanced Course in Pregnancy and Childbirth with Anna Rossetti, 2017
_ Babywearing Consultancy – Advanced Babywearing Course with Rosa Sorribas – Crianza Natural®, 2016
_ Postpartum Perineal Sutures Course with Anna Rossetti, 2016
_ Parir em Movimiento: Functional Anatomy of Physiological Birth® by Núria Vives, 2014-2015
_ Specialized Nursing Care in Labor and Delivery Course – PNEI with Anna Rossetti, 2014
_ Waterbirth Course with Barbara Harper – Waterbirth International®, 2014
_ Specialized Nursing Care in Pregnancy Course – PNEI with Anna Rossetti, 2013
_ Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing, ESEP, 2012