Ibu Robin shares a personal journey that began 35 years ago as a teenage mother. Her positive experience giving birth at home led her to pursue a career as a childbirth author and midwife. She emphasizes the importance of gentle, trauma-free births as foundational to nurturing individuals who can foster peaceful societies.

Among key topics in this talk:

• The global maternal health crisis, with thousands of women dying daily from pregnancy-related causes, especially among marginalized groups.

• Establishing Yayasan Bumi Sehat, a nonprofit community health and childbirth clinic that focuses on providing accessible reproductive healthcare, including prenatal, postpartum care, and support for breastfeeding.

• How community-based, midwife-led models of care are more sustainable and effective than high-cost technological interventions, emphasizing that midwives play a crucial role in reducing maternal and infant mortality.