Robin Lim

Ibu Robin Lim, CPM, had been a midwife for over 20 years when she studied with Debra Pascali-Bonaro to become a DONA Doula. Ibu Robin is the mother of eight and the grandmother of Zhouie, Bodhi, Tashi, Rimba, and Bear. Ibu Robin splits her time between Bumi Sehat Community Health and Birth Center in Bali; the Philippines, where the Bahai Arugaan ni Maria Birth Center Palawan will open in 2019; and Lombok, Indonesia, where Bumi Sehat is operating a disaster relief clinic in tents since the north half of the island was destroyed by earthquakes. “Birth in the Era of Climate Change,” a MEAC-accredited course, is offered by Ibu Robin and Jacquelyn Aurora upon request. Along with The Farm midwife Deborah Flowers, Ibu has developed a website for families called Awakening Birth (awakeningbirth.org). Also, visit bumisehat.org.

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Tsunami Midwives: Learning to Burn the Umbilical Cord

by Robin Lim and Kelly Dunn August 31, 2005

Along with heartbreak and death, the great tsunami of 2004 in Sumatra also brought new challenges to traditions of birthing. Volunteers from Yayasan Bumi Sehat, a nonprofit center, demonstrate how to protect babies from infection by burning the umbilical cord rather than cutting it.

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Birth and Death in Yayasan Bumi Sehat, Bali

by Robin Lim March 1, 2005

Update: October and November, 2004. When we face loss of life, finances fade into the distance, and we know our responsibility is to something deeper and more from the heart. Each of you who help has contributed to Budi’s survival and to a proper goodbye for two small babies who did not make it on Earth.

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Postpartum: Rebirth of the Woman

by Robin Lim March 1, 2002

All women who have made the journey into motherhood know that feeling of being forever changed. After becoming a mother, my emotions reached new depths, my heart was more open. I even felt my intellect had expanded. Research has shown us that there is a biochemical explanation for these changes. Read more…. Postpartum: Rebirth of the Woman

Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Pregnancy

by Robin Lim June 1, 2001

In this millennium we are developing a world community devoted to higher awareness and optimal health. Read more…. Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Pregnancy

Cesarean Birth: What about the Baby?

by Robin Lim March 1, 2001

One of my home-born babies had a wrinkle-free gentle entrance into our world. The other was an almost seven-minute shoulder dystocia. After three and a half minutes of CPR, he took hold of his life and is thriving. He has never been separated from mother. Read more…. Cesarean Birth: What about the Baby?

Family Planning: A Reality Check for Global Midwives

by Robin Lim and Marie Zenack September 1, 2000

Working overseas presents multi-layered challenges to those of us devoted to healing birth. In the precious postpartum time couples would ask me, “What about family planning?” and it was then that I fell down. Read more…. Family Planning: A Reality Check for Global Midwives

Straight From the Heart of Mothering

by Robin Lim March 1, 1999

If you have chosen to parent without holding back, giving limitless love and attention to your baby, you will need to be brave. It is a decision you will necessarily make every day, many times a day. Read more…. Straight From the Heart of Mothering