International Childbirth Work

Dr. Fromberg has worked intimately as an obstetrical consultant and midwifery educator with internationally renowned midwife Ibu Robin Lim, 2011 CNN Hero of the Year, founder of Bumi Sehat Foundation in Bali, Indonesia, since 1997. She wrote the forward to Eating for Two: Recipes for Pregnant & Breastfeeding Women by Robin Lim, and was an assistant researcher for Obat Asli Bali: The Synthesis of Traditional Herbal Medicine & Modern Medicine in Bali, Indonesia (Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali), in addition to professional publications.

Dr. Fromberg has also consulted for Birth India, and continues to work collaboratively with midwives and birth centers internationally. She was interviewed by Ricki Lake for the film, The Business of Being Born, and is featured in the Pregnancy Health Guru series on Fetal Development. Dr. Fromberg has discussed childbirth controversies and co-taught prenatal yoga and childbirth preparation classes with friend and colleague, midwife Ina May Gaskin. Dr. Fromberg has also taught at Midwifery Today and Midwives Association of North America conferences, and at the Oregon Country Fair.

Dr. Fromberg continues to serve as a women’s health consultant internationally.