Maternity Care: Maternal Health Advocate Dr. Yamgnane Holds Special Conference In Lagos

Leading voice in obstetrics and maternal health, Dr. Amina Yamgnane, will this Friday, June 27, 2025, speak to health professionals and the general public on the need to radically rethink how to care for women before, during and after childbirth.

In what has promised to be a rare and powerful conversation, she will be speaking at the Alliance Française de Lagos.

A French-Togolese obstetrician-gynecologist specialising in fetal medicine and high-risk pregnancies, Dr. Yamgnane brings over 15 years of experience in top-tier hospitals across Europe. She currently serves as Head of the Maternity Department at the American Hospital of Paris and leads the national working group on Respectful Maternity Care within France’s College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

This event marks her first return to the African continent in years, a personal initiative driven by a desire to reconnect, listen and learn from the realities on the ground.

Her career began as Chief Resident at Cliniques Saint-Luc (Université de Louvain, Belgium), before taking her to Necker Hospital in Paris (AP-HP) and eventually the American Hospital.

In 2016, she founded La Clinique des Femmes in Paris, a pioneering space for human-centered, trauma-informed care.

The conference, titled “Rethinking Maternity Care”, will bring together doctors, midwives, nurses, hospital directors, medical educators, and healthcare investors to address a critical question: How do we provide care that is not only clinically safe but also respectful, dignified and adapted to women’s lived experiences?

In a world where maternity care can too often become technical, depersonalised or even violent, this event is a collective call to pause, reflect, and act. From delivery rooms to policy rooms, it invites all those shaping maternal health to imagine a new standard, one that truly listens to women, respects their choices, and supports caregivers in doing the same.

Starting at 6:00pm at Alliance Française Lagos, in Ikoyi, entry is free. “This is more than a talk. It’s an invitation to transform,” she stated.