The Mother and Child Team


Hello there!

Our highly experienced team of health professionals, IBCLCs, HypnoBirthing® practitioners, Childbirth educators, Birth Doulas, Perinatal Counsellors, Certified Dietitian, First Aid & CPR instructors, Sleep specialists, Yoga & Pilates instructors and Customer service executives are here to support you.

Clients appreciate the comforts of our centre, where you will meet other folk in the same situations that you are in. If needed, we can also visit you at home or at the hospital at your convenience.

We love what we do and we are here for you.

Warm Regards,

Dr Mythili Pandi & Team

Client Happiness Officers

Jean-Hannah Tan

I am a mother of two amazing daughters and my family lived abroad for a period of time before happily returning home to Singapore. My professional and client experience included being a Course coordinator at Lasalle College of the Arts, a Lecturer in Multimedia Arts and a business owner.

I am proud to be a part of the wonderful Mother and Child team, and I hope with my experience and exposure, to serve our clients with the utmost care and attention. I look forward to meeting you and your family at our Centre.

Nidah Anip

I have been a part of Mother & Child customer service and social media team for 7 years and counting. I enjoy interacting with my clients and providing thoughtful service to them. Whether it is at the front desk scheduling appointments or assisting clients with queries on the phone or email, I endeavour to assist each person to the best of my ability. I love taking on new responsibilities and enjoy working with my colleagues and clients.

Apart from my expertise in customer service, I am also a mom of a 2-year-old. I firmly believe having your own village and right support are important. As a first time mom, you need ALL the support you can get.

Mother & Child has been an amazing support for me throughout my pregnancy and in new mom life and I am immensely grateful for that. Please know that all of us here at Mother and Child are here to support you.

Hazel Menezes

I have lived in Singapore for more than a decade. My past experience includes being part of the technology and service industry for institutions and clients for over seven years. I also regularly engage in volunteer work that includes interacting with people, helping and teaching others. 

I have been with Mother and Child for 9 years now and I really enjoy liaising with and helping our clients in the customer service role. I love and enjoy being part of the Mother and Child family. I look forward to seeing you at our centre to help you on your wonderful parenting journey.

 

Childbirth Educators and Lactation Consultants

Isa Faber

Midwife, IBCLC Certified Lactation Consultant, HypnoBirthing® Practitioner

I am a registered midwife with the Singapore Nursing Board and a researcher. I am a strong supporter of women’s interests and reproductive autonomy, the topic of my thesis.

My work as a midwife, nurse, IBCLC certified Lactation Consultant, HypnoBirthing® practitioner and Infant Massage Instructor (IAIM) has taken me to maternity centres in Europe and Australia and eventually Singapore.

I love being a midwife because it means supporting women and their partners before and after the arrival of their gorgeous babies by respecting their preferences and providing evidence-based information to enable them to make informed decisions!

I am looking forward to meeting you at Mother & Child in a friendly, familial setting. It will be a privilege to accompany you on your parenthood journey

Jamielene Fernandez

Certified Birth Doula And Hypnobirthing Instructor

I am a CBI certified birth doula, a Lamaze and Hypnobirthing childbirth educator. Having worked in the local healthcare sector, I am also familiar with the  protocols and comfortable communicating with healthcare professionals.

I have a passion for empowering parents, helping them find their voice, make informed choices which leads to their unique, positive birth experience. I also find joy in being a calm and supportive voice in the birth room.

As a mother of three free-spirited children, you will often find me out in the sun having fun and always game for a new adventure.

Athina Vandevoort

Midwife, Childbirth Educator And IBCLC Lactation Consultant

I am a certified midwife, IBCLC-certified lactation consultant, and birth and postpartum doula. Originally from Belgium, I have been working in Singapore for 6 years. I am also a mother of two.

I specialize in preparing women for their birthing experience through antenatal education. 

Having gone through breastfeeding two tongue-tied babies myself, I am passionate about supporting women with nursing challenges in the early weeks postpartum. I am currently still nursing my toddler son.

 

Dr Mythili Pandi

Director

Family Physician, Senior IBCLC Lactation Consultant

I graduated from the University of Sydney, Australia in 2008 and moved to Singapore and worked in the exciting field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in a busy hospital practice, before deciding that my passions lie in Family and Lactation Medicine. 

I love working with mothers and young children to get them started on their breastfeeding journey on the right footing. Armed with medical knowledge, I provide evidence-based information so that the new parents are able to make the best decisions for themselves. 

I am a proud momma to 3 beautiful children and 2 rescue furbabies and is often found baking sweet goods for her ever-hungry offspring. 

 

First Aid Trainer

 

Vicky Ratnam

Midwife, Nurse Educator, First Aid Trainer

I have been a practising nurse for the past 50 years. I trained in Farnborough, Kent, England and have worked as a nurse in England, Scotland, Saudi Arabia and now, in Singapore. I am trained in Midwifery, Surgery and Medical nursing. I am currently teaching nursing on an adjunct basis at a local polytechnic.

I have loved working in the various countries and have gained valuable experiences from both my patients and work colleagues.

My greatest passion is teaching Basic Cardiac Life Support as part of my nursing career. I truly believe that this is one skill which can save the lives of our loved ones.

At Mother and Child, I teach the valuable First-Aid course for new parents and helpers.

 

Yoga and Pilates Teachers

 

Lydia Vasko

Yoga Teacher -Prenatal and Postpartum

Yoga has been Lydia's primary way of connecting to her body and to herself since beginning the practice in her early teens. It became an integral part of maintaining her health and well-being through two pregnancies and postpartums, and she’s a big believer that the strength, balance, and attunement yoga provides can be a life changing support during this period of massive transition - not just physically, but mentally and emotionally as well.

Lydia is trained and certified in Hatha, prenatal, and postpartum yoga. She is also a certified postpartum doula and is currently completing a Master of Counselling degree through Monash University. Follow her on Instagram at @Lydiainkind.

Lay Peng

Yoga Teacher - Prenatal, Postpartum and Kids

I started yoga when I was a stay-at-home mom looking for ways to stay active, healthy and most importantly to maintain my sanity. As a software engineer by training, I resonated with this ancient system of inner engineering almost instantly. I started teaching yoga when I was not able to find any kids yoga classes for my boys. The passion for this ancient art led me to take up more trainings so that I can share the work with a wider audience groups including children, adults, women in their pre and post natal stages and the elderlies.

I have many teachers and mentors to thank for for who I am today - Master Sivaram in the Sivananda Yoga tradition, Dr Jean from Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond Australia, Di Bustamante in Hypnobirthing the Mongan Method, Ginny Pang for Spinning babies, Marsha Wenig of Yogakids International, Sonia Sumar of Yoga for Special needs, Ross Rayburn, Martin Kirk, Carlos Pomeda, Noah Maze...from Anusara Yoga, Sarah Power, Paul Grilley, Jo Phee, Victor from Yin Yoga....

I feel priviledged to work with pregnant mommies, share their ups and downs in pregnancies and witnessing their transformation as they progress through the different trimesters and eventually with babies on their own arms. I am a proud mommy with two sensible and lovely boys - first via C-section and the second VBAC.