Heloisa Lessa

Heloisa Lessa is a midwife from Brazil. She does homebirths and teaches at the University of Rio de Janeiro. She works with traditional midwives and indigenous groups in the Amazon forest. She has also successfully organized conferences to help her country recover from the escalating cesarean rate. Heloisa is interested in international midwifery and represents the Brazilian Network for the Humanization of Childbirth (ReHuNa) by promoting partnerships.