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Our mission: the best possible care for you!

At Dana Center, we work with a professional team to give you, your partner & your baby the best care possible. For guidance during your pregnancy, you will come to one of our teams of 2 midwives each time. They would like to introduce themselves to you below.

We also have several therapists, coaches and other professionals in house who can guide you in different areas around your pregnancy, delivery, as well as the time after. Want to make an appointment? Then click on the therapist/coach for contact information or call the Dana Center front desk.

Midwives

Ellis van Renterghem-Praamstra, Midwife
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Ellis is married and a mother of four. From 2003 to 2021, she worked as an obstetrician. In 2021 she decided to let go of the profession for a while and joined Dana as a practice assistant. The small scale at Dana and the holistic approach appealed to her so much that as of June 1, 2023, she picked up her old love – midwifery – again as a midwife at Dana.

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Martine Boerma, Midwife and IPT Practitioner
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She has been an obstetrician at heart since 1998. With heart and soul, knowledge, skill, loving touch and humor, she guides women in their process.

In addition to being an obstetrician, Martine also works as an IPT Practitioner at Dana Center.

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Kapinga Mwamba, Midwife
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Kapinga will be part of our midwifery team at least through the summer months. For 12 years she has been working as a (holistic) midwife, including as an independent caseload midwife in her own practice and closely involved as a teacher and board member of the training for natural maternity care. She loves singing immensely and is looking forward to working with other colleagues within our team and is looking forward to beautiful counseling sessions with Dana’s clients.

Obstetrician & Echoscopist

Daphne van der Putten – Midwife, IPT Educator & IPT Practitioner
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Midwife at heart, committed, involved, loving, knowledgeable and powerful. For years she has guided women through the special process of pregnancy and birth. In addition to being a midwife, Daphne also works as an IPT trainer. She will primarily serve as backup for the regular midwifery team Ellis & Martine.

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Marloes van Schagen – Echoscopist (BIG 19917749203)

Marloes is a warm and knowledgeable ultrasound technician (also a midwife) who takes you through an ultrasound examination of your baby in your belly with love and humor.

You can contact Marloes for all ultrasounds both medical and on your own request.

From her Forest cottage in the Veluwe, she comes to practice on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Read more

Practice support

Saskia Schipper, General Support Officer

Saskia has been involved in IPT training since 2019 and then became a practice support officer at Dana. Now she provides general support to management and everyone who works at Dana. She handles daily financial and personnel administration, does calendar management and much more. Among other things, she is the point of contact for rental of workshop and practice spaces in Calluna and replaces the practice support person during vacations and illness. Saskia works on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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Ramona Jongerius, Practice Support Officer

Now that Ellis has returned to work as a midwife, Ramona will be supporting us with practice operations as of June 1, 2023. You can find her every weekday (except Wednesday) between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the reception area, where she gives everyone a warm welcome to Calluna, answers the phone, schedules appointments and so much more! Ramona can be reached by phone on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between 10:00-13:00.

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Integral Pelvic Therapy (IPT).

Daphne van der Putten, Owner Dana, IPT Practitioner and founder/principal instructor of Integral Pelvic Therapy
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Daphne and Mariette have a big mission: to reconnect women, as well as men, with all the wisdom hidden in the body & pelvic area.

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Daphne

Mariëtte Frits, Owner Dana, IPT Practitioner and founder/principal instructor of Integral Pelvic Therapy

Mariëtte and Daphne have a big mission: to reconnect women, and men too, with all the wisdom hidden in the body & pelvic area

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Mariette

Martine Boerma, IPT Practitioner
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Martine has been in practice as an IPT Practitioner since the beginning.

With heart and soul, knowledge, skill, loving touch and humor, she guides women in their process. We are extremely grateful to have her on our team.

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Martine Boerma

Daphne Hooiveld, IPT Practitioner
(available for appointments as of Aug. 28, 2024)

My name is Daphne. I teach IPT sessions at Dana’s on Wednesday afternoons in the odd-numbered weeks. Both men and women are welcome to join me. Through my years of experience as a holistic massage therapist and individual systemic coach, my hands have become skilled in attuned touch and helping with relaxation. I always look at a person and his/her request for help from the context.

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Daphne Hooiveld IPT

Flo Joly de Lotbiniere, IPT Practitioner
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Flo has extensive IPT experience and completed the training for women in early 2020. She continued training for men in 2022, but currently only offers sessions to women. As a certified (and former Dana) midwife, Flo can also work with women during pregnancy.

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Pelvic physiotherapy

Petra Tuunter, Physical Therapist and PregnancyFit Instructor
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My name is Petra Tuunter. I am a pelvic physical therapist and can assist you with problems with your pelvis or pelvic floor function, such as pelvic pain, urine leakage, prolapse symptoms and pain with intercourse, through examination and therapy. Read more

Petra

Bodywork

Reynold Wybenga, massage

As of 2023, I give massages and sessions at Dana Center. I give sessions to both men and women. The emphasis is on getting back in touch with your body and feeling what you need.

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Life Therapy

Lisa Mérelle, Life therapist, healer, Reiki practitioner

You can come to me for in-depth holistic therapy. With a lot of love I look with you at blockages and patterns in your life and body, to bring them back into flow. Through trauma work, energetic work (such as healing and Reiki) and systemic work. Read More

Sexuality Coaching

Yves Bonroy, intimacy and sexuality coach

I’m Yves, and I’m a sex and intimacy coach. I coach, train and guide men, women and couples in their quest for a finer and more fulfilling connection with themselves and their partner. Read more

Psychology and PRI

Liesbeth Steenhof, Psychologist and PRI therapist

My name is Liesbeth Steenhof. I am a psychologist and PRI therapist. PRI is such a beautiful and practical tool to address limiting thoughts and emotions and I would love to teach it to you as an (expectant) parent. Read more

The founding fathers

Daphne van der Putten, Owner, Founder of Integral Pelvic Therapy, Midwife, Educator, IPT Practitioner

Midwife at heart, committed, involved, loving, knowledgeable and powerful. For years she has guided women through the special process of pregnancy and birth.

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Mariëtte Frits, Owner, Founder of Integral Pelvic Therapy, Educator, IPT Practitioner and Body Stress Release Practitioner

Educator, trainer, feeling person at heart. Since 2004 she guides people in their recovery process and development and trains people with heart and soul.

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Mariette