GOLD Speakers

Johanna Sargeant, BEd, BA, IBCLC

• Speaker Type: Breastfeeding Biomechanics: Functional Approaches to Oral Coordination Lecture Pack
• Country: Switzerland

Biography:

Johanna Sargeant is an Australian IBCLC, writer and teacher based in Zurich, Switzerland. She is passionate about utilising her extensive training in occupational therapy, education, biomedical science, and psychology to empower parents with empathetic support and accurate, personalised care through her private practice, Milk and Motherhood.
Johanna has spent the last decade providing much-needed support to many thousands of parents throughout the country and across the continent, along with educating health professionals on how to better support breastfeeding and lactation. She recently co-created the new breastfeeding education modules for the European School of Neonatology, and travelled to Vienna to teach at the 10th Annual Congress of the European Academy of Paediatric Societies. She has additionally taught at the University of Zurich, has spoken as a panellist for the WHO’s Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative congress, has been an expert speaker and facilitator for Google, and has presented at a wide variety of international conferences. Additionally, Johanna has gained her Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) and is a Certified Trauma Support Specialist. Her complex personal and professional experiences fuel her passion for providing knowledgeable, guilt-free infant feeding support globally.