Robin Lim

Robin Lim is the founder of Bumi Sehat Foundation, which runs six clinics in Indonesia and the Philippines. A Filipina-American-Micronesian grandmother and midwife, she combines traditional midwifery and doula wisdom with modern scientific knowledge to provide care that respects both mothers and babies. She and her team have supported thousands of women and newborns in difficult conditions, and she has led early response teams after disasters in Bali, Aceh, Lombok, Palu, Haiti, the Philippines and Nepal. Her honours include CNN Hero of the Year in 2011 and the Jeannine Parvati BirthKeeper Award, and she is an Ashoka Fellow. She has authored numerous books, including Placenta: The Forgotten Chakra, Eat Pray Doula and Awakening Birth, as well as health booklets in Bahasa Indonesia.

Robin Lim adalah pendiri Yayasan Bumi Sehat, yang mengelola enam klinik di Indonesia dan Filipina. Sebagai seorang nenek dan bidan berdarah Filipina-Amerika-Mikronesia, ia memadukan kearifan kebidanan tradisional dan doula dengan pengetahuan ilmiah modern untuk memberikan perawatan yang menghormati ibu sekaligus bayi. Bersama timnya, ia telah mendampingi ribuan perempuan dan bayi baru lahir dalam kondisi sulit, dan ia telah memimpin tim tanggap darurat pascabencana di Bali, Aceh, Lombok, Palu, Haiti, Filipina, dan Nepal. Penghargaan yang pernah diterimanya antara lain CNN Hero of the Year 2011 dan Jeannine Parvati BirthKeeper Award, dan ia juga merupakan Ashoka Fellow. Ia telah menulis banyak buku, di antaranya Placenta: The Forgotten Chakra, Eat Pray Doula, dan Awakening Birth, serta sejumlah buklet kesehatan dalam bahasa Indonesia.