Pauline
a passionate and dedicated HypnoBirthing® teacher and pregnancy coach
with a warm for (expectant) parents and babies
wife
mother-in-law
proud grandmother
living with husband and – in the house across ours-daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren in beautiful Eijsden, near Maastricht
love going to Monkey Moves with my eldest granddaughter, and to the playground with the youngest three
can be regularly found on the Pilates or yoga mat, running in nature, dreaming about France, or with a piece of Tony's Chocolonely (Caramel Sea Salt, of course!) in my mouth.
my working area: Limburg (NL and B) and the beautiful Voerstreek region (B).
others describe me as: warm and skilled - communicative, calming, and conscious – strong, having expertise – and... soooooo sweet ❤️
From a very young age, I've been fascinated by pregnancies, births and babies.
When I was 16 years old, I attended – together with a classmate – a lecture in Maastricht by the renowned midwife Beatrijs Smulders about vertical birthing and birthing stools. We were the youngest participants and the only females without a pregnant belly.
The seed was planted: I wanted to become a midwife. Unfortunately, my curriculum at the time didn't allow for it …
Determined to pursue that path, I started a nursing training as a stepping stone to midwifery.
But life took a different turn: I continued working in the hospital, got married, and became a mother myself.
Later, I studied law alongside my job and became a university lecturer and researcher, specialized—how could it be otherwise—in health law and women's rights. My focus was on
improving the position of women, empowering them and strengthening their autonomy!
During my law studies, my best friend was pregnant with their second child. She asked me if I would like to be present at her birth. I found that incredibly special and felt so honored.
On a beautiful November day, the day had come. My friend was calmly breathing through her contractions. At one point, she turned inward... not much later, she felt the urge to breathe her baby down, and a beautiful, beautiful babygirl, her daughter, was born.
The midwife placed her on her mother's belly, and she began to "crawl" upward on her own... searching for her mother's breast and her first ‘meal’. It was a magical experience that deeply touched me…
After that experience, I realized again, I really love to guide women and their partners through this very special process. I delved into coaching during pregnancy and birth, and also
discovered HypnoBirthing®.
The best part of my ‘work’ as a certified HypnoBirthing® instructor and pregnancy coach is supporting (expectant) parents in finding their own path, in confidence, relaxed, and with knowledge of their options. I guide them in making conscious choices and approaching the delivery and birth in peace and with strength.
Every pregnancy is unique. Every birth is a transition, not only for the baby, but also for a woman into a mother, a man into a father (again or for the first time).
I feel so privileged to guide parents on this journey—with knowledge, peace, and a warm heart.
I am a certified HypnoBirthing® instructor and affiliated with the professional association HypnoBirthing® Netherlands & Belgium and the HypnoBirthing® Institute, USA. This means
you are assured of professional guidance based on Marie Mongan's original method.
In addition:
Specialization in Breastfeeding Support – by lactation consultant Teddy Roorda
Specialization in Landscape of Loss – about birth loss and grief, by loss and bereavement
doula Lau(rina Cerredo)
Spinning Babies® Workshop – by Jennifer Walker
Law (Mr. Dr.) – Maastricht University & Leiden University
Member of:
HypnoBirthing® International The Mongan Method, the HypnoBirthing® Institute, VS
Vereniging HypnoBirthing® Nederland & Belgie