ORGANISING COMMITTEE
VOZES DA MULHER – Associação pelo Auto-conhecimento, Liberdade e Respeito
UTERUS – Saúde Integrativa da Mulher
SCIENTIFIC COMMITEE
Inês Tavares | Clinical Psychologist, Sex Therapist and Professor at Universidade Lusófona do Centro Universitário do Porto
Joana Faria | Midwife at UTERUS
Mariana Meneses | Pediatrician at UTERUS
Paula Clara Santos | Physiotherapist and Professor at Escola Superior de Saúde – Politécnico do Porto
Paula Prata | Midwife and Professor at Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto
OFFICIAL SUPPORT
Associação Portuguesa pelos Direitos da Mulher na Gravidez e Parto
Associação Portuguesa dos Enfermeiros Obstetras
SaMaNe – Associação Saúde das Mães Negras e Racializadas em Portugal
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7 october 2025
8h30 Opening Session
9h00 Sound and Voice Healing
Women’s Vocalization in the First and Second Stages of Labour: A Scoping Review
Isabel Rute Pereira | Midwife (Portugal)
Sound as a Therapeutic Tool
Joana Cristela | Voice and Sound Therapist (Portugal)
10h15 Sleep Impact on Women´s Health
Mariana Miller | Psychologist: UTERUS® (Portugal)
11h00 Pause | Commercial Break
11h30 Salutogenic and Integrative Approach on Woman´s Health Promotion during Menopause
Rodrigo Ayoub | Orthomolecular Medicine Doctor (Portugal)
12h15 Poster Presentation
12h45 Award Ceremony and Presentation of the Best ObsCare Scientific Article
13h00 Lunch | Commercial Break
14h30 Reflections on Debate: Violence and Discrimination in Gynecological and Maternal-fetal Care
Carolina Coimbra | Association for the Health of Black and Racialized Mothers in Portugal (Portugal)
Matilde Rocha | Director of Sexual and Reproductive Health at the National Association of Medical Students (Portugal)
Manuel Albano | Vice-President of the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (Portugal)
Mário Santos | Researcher at CIES-Iscte, Member of the IPOV Project (Portugal)
16h30 Pause | Commercial Break
17h00-19h00 Workshop “Trauma-Informed Healing for Birth Workers”
Elizabeth Davis | Midwife (United States of America)
17h00-19h00 Workshop “Scientific Basis of Practical Strategies for Promoting Healthy Ageing“
Rodrigo Ayoub | Doctor Specialist in Orthomolecular Medicine (Portugal)
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8 october 2025
8h30 Opening of Day 2
8h45 NASCER POSITIVO 2025 Awards
9h00 Poster Awards
9h15 Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing and Health Ethics in Social Networks
Carmen Ferreira | Midwife (Portugal)
10h00 Traumatic Experiences of Health Professionals and its Influence on Women’s Care
Violeta Belhouchat | Counsellor in Sexology and Resilience (France)
11h00 Pause | Commercial Break
11h30 Intuition and Labour
Elizabeth Davis | Midwife (United States of America)
12h30 Communication and Leadership
Cláudia Telles de Freitas | Consultant, Lecturer, and Researcher in the Health Sector (Portugal)
13h15 Lunch | Commercial Break
14h45 Harmony and Balance of the Breastfed Baby
Impact of Good Musculoskeletal and Neuromotor Balance on Breastfeeding Success
Cláudia Costa | Physiotherapist (Portugal)
Breastfeeding and Infant Sleep: an Holistic Approach
Kathryn Stagg | International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and Holistic Infant Sleep Coach (United Kingdom)
16h15 Parental Guilt
Mikaela Övén | Mindfulness and Conscious Parenting Author, Coach and Facilitator (Portugal)
17h00 Closing Ceremony
Note: All lectures and the “Trauma-Informed Healing for Birth Workers” workshop
include simultaneous translation Portuguese-English / English-Portuguese.
The “Scientific Basis of Practical Strategies for Promoting Healthy Ageing” workshop
does not include simultaneous translation.
All the timings found in the programme reflect portuguese time (GMT+1).