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    Elli Kastrika
    Parteira profissional

    Elli Kastrika is a professional midwife who has been involved in the one-to-one care model of childbirth since 2013 and her vision is to welcome babies into a world that embraces diversity and cares for women. Every year she prepares and supports 170 couples during childbirth, postpartum and breastfeeding. She is the co-creator of wewelcomebabies, a space that offers midwifery services, parenting workshops and counseling on women’s health issues. She is a midwife who supports couples’ choices in childbirth, stands by women for care in postpartum and is an activist for the elimination of obstetric violence in Greece.

    Greek: Mother language

    English: Certificate of Proficiency in English, University of Michigan

    French: Delf 1er degree (Unites A1, A2, A3, A4)

    Spanish: Certificado Inicial de Espanol – DELE

    2021-today    Co-creator of wewelcomebabies, a space that offers midwifery services, parenting workshops and counseling on women’s health issues

    2020-today    Volunteer midwife, HOPEGENESIS

    2014 – 2020    Midwife, Gynecological Clinic Kalogiros Georgios, Trikala, Greece

    Services

    Pregnancy monitoring
    Processing and carrying out births
    Cardiotocography
    Coordinator of parenthood preparation courses
    Breastfeeding counsellor
    Infant massage
    Couples counselling (Infertility)
    Surgery instrumentation (Caesarean section, Hysteroscopy, Laparoscopy)
    Management of gynecological cases and family planning

    2017 – 2018        Master’s degree – Biology of reproduction, Department of Medicine – University of Thessaly

    2009 – 2013        Bachelor’s degree in obstetrics, School of Health and Welfare Sciences, Midwifery – TEI of Western Macedonia

    2018                     NLS, Hellenic Society for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

    2018                     Instructor of Infant Massage, IAIM

    2018                     Basic ultrasound training, ISU

    2017                     ALSO, Hellenic Society of Obstetric Emergency

    2015                     Health guard, Evtokia Association

    1. PLGF inclusion in first trimester combined screening for Trisomy 21 E. Kastrika & M. Tziastoudi, Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology Volume 54, Issue S1 First published: 30 September 2019
    2. One-to-one care at the birthplace, RCOG World Congress
    3. Trial Of Labour After Caesarean (TOLAC) in a country with an estimated C/Section rate above 50%, RCOG World Congress London 2019
    4. Prenatal counselling for cystic fibrosis, 7th Panhellenic Ultrasound Conference in Obstetrics & Gynecology Athens 2018
    5. One to one care in the delivery room, 7th Panhellenic Conference of Midwives and Obstetricians Athens 2019
    6. Fertility preservation in women with cancer, 4th Panhellenic Scientific Conference of the Greek Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    7. Electronic fetal monitoring in pregnancy and childbirth, 13-22 November, 2015 Athens
    8. Circuit 1st Level in Psychosomatic Preparation of Pregnancy– Evtokia Association Duration :100 hours ID 16818 – May 2015 Athens
    9. Marketing of Private Clinics and Pharmacies Duration : 90 hours University of Thessaly
    10. 1st Clinical Cardiotocography & Fetal Monitoring Seminar 01/06/2019 -02/06/2019 Aretaeio Hospital (5 in the general classification)
    11. Aromatherapy Herbal Therapy Duration : 4 months Academic Year 2019-2020 NKUA

    Elli Kastrika is a professional midwife who has been involved in the one-to-one care model of childbirth since 2013 and her vision is to welcome babies into a world that embraces diversity and cares for women. Every year she prepares and supports 170 couples during childbirth, postpartum and breastfeeding. She is the co-creator of wewelcomebabies, a space that offers midwifery services, parenting workshops and counseling on women’s health issues. She is a midwife who supports couples’ choices in childbirth, stands by women for care in postpartum and is an activist for the elimination of obstetric violence in Greece.

    Greek: Mother language

    English: Certificate of Proficiency in English, University of Michigan

    French: Delf 1er degree (Unites A1, A2, A3, A4)

    Spanish: Certificado Inicial de Espanol – DELE

    2021-today    Co-creator of wewelcomebabies, a space that offers midwifery services, parenting workshops and counseling on women’s health issues

    2020-today    Volunteer midwife, HOPEGENESIS

    2014 – 2020    Midwife, Gynecological Clinic Kalogiros Georgios, Trikala, Greece

    Services

    Pregnancy monitoring
    Processing and carrying out births
    Cardiotocography
    Coordinator of parenthood preparation courses
    Breastfeeding counsellor
    Infant massage
    Couples counselling (Infertility)
    Surgery instrumentation (Caesarean section, Hysteroscopy, Laparoscopy)
    Management of gynecological cases and family planning

    2017 – 2018        Master’s degree – Biology of reproduction, Department of Medicine – University of Thessaly

    2009 – 2013        Bachelor’s degree in obstetrics, School of Health and Welfare Sciences, Midwifery – TEI of Western Macedonia

    2018                     NLS, Hellenic Society for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

    2018                     Instructor of Infant Massage, IAIM

    2018                     Basic ultrasound training, ISU

    2017                     ALSO, Hellenic Society of Obstetric Emergency

    2015                     Health guard, Evtokia Association

    1. PLGF inclusion in first trimester combined screening for Trisomy 21 E. Kastrika & M. Tziastoudi, Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology Volume 54, Issue S1 First published: 30 September 2019
    2. One-to-one care at the birthplace, RCOG World Congress
    3. Trial Of Labour After Caesarean (TOLAC) in a country with an estimated C/Section rate above 50%, RCOG World Congress London 2019
    4. Prenatal counselling for cystic fibrosis, 7th Panhellenic Ultrasound Conference in Obstetrics & Gynecology Athens 2018
    5. One to one care in the delivery room, 7th Panhellenic Conference of Midwives and Obstetricians Athens 2019
    6. Fertility preservation in women with cancer, 4th Panhellenic Scientific Conference of the Greek Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    7. Electronic fetal monitoring in pregnancy and childbirth, 13-22 November, 2015 Athens
    8. Circuit 1st Level in Psychosomatic Preparation of Pregnancy– Evtokia Association Duration :100 hours ID 16818 – May 2015 Athens
    9. Marketing of Private Clinics and Pharmacies Duration : 90 hours University of Thessaly
    10. 1st Clinical Cardiotocography & Fetal Monitoring Seminar 01/06/2019 -02/06/2019 Aretaeio Hospital (5 in the general classification)
    11. Aromatherapy Herbal Therapy Duration : 4 months Academic Year 2019-2020 NKUA