Hague Conference – Panel Participants and Overview

The First Human Rights in Childbirth Conference consisted of four panels over two days.

PANEL 1: TERNOVSZKY V. HUNGARY: CONTEXT AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE ECHR DECISION

Moderator: Barbara Katz Rothman, sociologist, USA
Anna Ternovszky, mother, Hungary
Stefania Kapronczay, human rights attorney, Hungary
Istvan Marton, obstetrician-gynecologist, Hungary
Imre Szebik, bioethicist, Hungary
Elizabeth Prochaska, human rights attorney, UK
Karen Guilliland, midwife, New Zealand

PANEL 2: SAFETY, RISK, COSTS & BENEFITS: WEIGHING CHOICES IN CHILDBIRTH

Moderator: Robbie Davis-Floyd, anthropologist, USA
Peter Brocklehurst, doctor, perinatal epidemiologist, UK
Soo Downe, midwifery professor, UK
Elitsa Golab, civil rights attorney, USA
Helene Vadeboncouer, public health researcher, Canada
Jennie Joseph, midwife, USA
Jo Murphy-Lawless, sociologist and historian, Ireland
Marieke de Haas-van Bommel, anesthesiologist and mother, the Netherlands
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PANEL 3: THE RIGHTS OF THE BABY

Moderator: Anna Verwaal, nurse, doula and photographer, USA
Farah Diaz-Tello, civil rights attorney, USA
Susan Bewley, obstetrician-gynecologist, UK
Noam Zohar, ethicist, Israel
Roanna Rosewood, mother, USA
Barbara Harper, nurse, midwife, USA
Michel Odent, obstetrician, France
Anna Verwaal (film)
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PANEL 4: COLLABORATION, COMPETITION, MONEY & MONOPOLY

Moderator: Ina May Gaskin, midwife, USA
Barbara Hewson, human rights attorney, UK
Marlies Eggermont, lawyer and midwife, Belgium
Becky Reed, midwife, UK
Amali Lokugamage, obstetrician-gynecologist, UK
Elke Heckel, midwife, UK
Debra Pascali-Bonaro, doula, USA
Jill Arnold, mother and consumer advocate, USA
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PANEL 5: PERINATAL MORTALITY IN THE NETHERLANDS: FACTS, MYTHS, AND POLICY

Moderator: Raymond De Vries, Sociologist and Professor of Midwifery Science, USA and Netherlands
Hein Bruinse, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Netherlands
Anna Myrte Korteweg, Mother and Author, Netherlands
Elselijn Kingma, Professor of Philosophy and Medical Ethics, UK and Netherlands
Manon Benders, Pediatrician-Neonatologist, Netherlands
Ank de Jonge, Midwife and Researcher, Netherlands
Mariel Croon, Journalist and Midwife, Netherlands
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PANEL 6: CASES ON THE EDGE: CONTROVERSIAL BIRTH CHOICES IN THE NETHERLANDS

Moderator: Sandra Bruin, Mother, Netherlands
Monique Severijns, Mother, Netherlands
Arie Franx, Gynecologist-Obstetrician and Professor of Obstetrics, Netherlands
Rebekka Visser, Midwife, Netherlands
Robert Kottenhagen, professor of law and ethics, Netherlands
Wilma Duijst, forensic doctor and criminal law researcher, Netherlands
Joke Meulmeester, Chair Person VVAK (child protective services), Netherlands
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PANEL 7: FINANCIAL PRESSURES ON THE DUTCH OBSTETRIC SYSTEM

Moderator: Simone Valk, midwife, Netherlands
Marian van Huis, midwife, Treasurer, International Confederation of Midwives, Netherlands
Jos Becker Hoff, CEO KNOV (Royal Dutch Society of Midwives), Netherlands
Hein Bruinse, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Netherlands
Rachel Verweij, Mother and Chairperson of consumer group Het Ouderschap, Netherlands
Mary Zwart, Midwife, Portugal and the Netherlands
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​PANEL 8: TERNOVSZKY IN HOLLAND: THE FUTURE OF CHOICE IN THE DUTCH OBSTETRIC SYSTEM

​Moderator: Michelle ten Berge, Midwife, Netherlands
Barbara Wijsen, Secretary General, Commission for Perinatal Health (CPZ), Netherlands
Gunilla Kleiverda, Obstetrician-Gynecologist and President Board Women on Waves, Netherlands
Fleur van Leeuwen, Assistant Professor Human Rights Law, Netherlands and Turkey
Angela Verbeeten, Chairperson KNOV, Netherlands
Marjolein Faber, Student of Midwifery and Medicine, Netherlands
Jennifer Walker, Doula, Netherlands