Our team
Sophie Van Cauwelaert
Nice to meet you! I am Sophie, vroedvrouw en docent. Mijn interesse in de wereld van geboortes begon als kind, toen mijn tante mij verhalen vertelde over haar job als vroedvrouw. In 2016 begon ik zelf aan de opleiding. Een intens traject die me dichter bij mijzelf heeft gebracht. In Oostenrijk zag ik een alternatieve manier van werken, met meer respect voor het natuurlijke verloop van een geboorte. Ook respect voor de ouders en hun wensen is voor mij heel belangrijk. Daarom startte ik in 2020 samen met Ruth Sneyers “Together for Respectful Birth" on.
Als docent ‘Positief Bevallen met Hypnobirthing‘ geef ik ouders meer vertrouwen in hun eigen kunnen en de kracht om te komen voor hun wensen. Dit hoop ik ook te doen met alle ouders die we bij Geborgen Geboorte mogen begeleiden.
Chloe Lemonne
I am Chloe, midwife and postnatal doula bij Geborgen Geboorte. Ik ben ook mama van twee, het lief van Dries en de oudste van 3 zussen. Mijn droom om in Gent te wonen en daar mijn gezin te starten gaf mij het gevoel van “alles kan!”. Ik ben een ochtendpersoon, ik hou van de energie van een nieuw begin. Mijn droom is om lekker te koken, met groenten uit de moestuin, voor ouders die net bevallen zijn van hun baby en er gewoon « zijn », ondersteunend, voor alle fases van ouderschap, van de preconception until late in the postnatal period of time.
What am I taking with me?
I like to take all my little tools with me for body, heart, soul and spirit: the placenta as medicine, Bach flowers, gemmotherapy, and a lot of other tools such as art therapy, affirmations, massage, rebozo, ... but also my intuition, my feelings and my experience as a wife and mother.
Harriet Ten Kate
Hello I'm Harriet. As a doula in training I offer extra non-medical support before, during and after the birth. I have completed the theoretical part of my training Bia doula training already finished
To shape my practical experience, I offer in collaboration with Geborgen Birth doula routes at. You will receive extra emotional, physical and mental support so that you can turn your birth into a powerful and positive story.
Our vision
Holistic Midwifery Care
What can it offer you? If your needs go beyond purely medical follow-up, we are there for you with attention to your physical, emotional and spiritual needs. No rush for that though time and space to delve deeper into what is important to you. With a warm cup of tea, because we like to make it cosy. For you and the – for you – important people involved. We also take the time to inform you of your options so that you conscious choices can make based on information and intuition. You know yourself and your baby best, we are convinced of that. That's why we have all respect for your autonomy and integrity.
Building a relationship of trust
You and your family are central. To a bond of trust In order to be able to build up, we opt for a small team of 2 midwives. That way we can get to know each other well. This personal approach makes it possible to tailor our care to your individual needs.
In association with...
Sophie is affiliated with HypnoBirting International and delivers HypnoBirthing through the original Mongan Method.
Sophie is also affiliated with HypnoBirthing Netherlands & Belgium.
We are members of the Flemish Professional Organization of Midwives and Sophie is on the Board of Directors.
We followed our postnatal doula training at the international Postnatal Support Network.
We are both trained and affiliated with the Flemish Federation of Doulas.
For pre- and postnatal osteopathy we can warmly recommend Oka-Tri.
Winnie Trekker is the design doula of Geborgen Birth.
In front of birth photography we like to work with Caroline Devulder, aka Caromama.
To deepen our postnatal doula offer, we have developed the 'postpartum kitchen apprenticeship' followed from Milk + Seed.
In front of chiropractic during pregnancy and for babies we recommend Marien Vermeulen.
Sophie is co-founder of the platform 'Together for Respectful Birth'. You are most welcome in the closed facebook group and can listen to our podcast, Reborn, through your podcast host.
We work together with general practitioners Helios with whom we share a practice.
In front of pregnancy yoga can you visit Joke Deraedt van Con Patio.
Who would like a shiatsu receiving treatment can contact Villa Alma.
In front of pre- and postnatal physio can you contact Astrid van Chi Arte, in the room where the HypnoBirthing classes continue.
