The faculty

Learn from a faculty of international experts

Alongside founders Dr Lyndsey Hookway and Emma Dewey, you're taught by professors, clinicians, IBCLCs, therapists and business mentors, each bringing genuine depth to your training.

Our team

Meet the founders & team

Dr Lyndsey Hookway

Dr Lyndsey Hookway

Co-founder · Clinical Director
IBCLCSCPHNPaediatric NurseAuthor

Paediatric nurse, health visitor, IBCLC and author of six books. Widely recognised as a leading voice in holistic sleep, Lyndsey leads all clinical supervision on the programme.

Emma Dewey

Emma Dewey

Co-founder · Director
Programme DirectorBusiness Development

Director of Babyem and co-founder of the programme. Emma leads the business and marketing side, helping graduates turn their accreditation into a working practice.

Guest faculty

Our guest speakers

A rotating line-up of internationally renowned specialists across sleep, lactation, paediatrics, therapy, nutrition and business — grouped by the expertise they bring to your training.

Infant Feeding & Lactation
Professor Amy Brown

Professor Amy Brown

Professor & Lactation Consultant
ProfessorSwanseaIBCLC

Swansea University researcher in maternal and infant health, infant nutrition, sleep and parenting; leads the MSc in Child Public Health.

Dr Kathleen Kendall-Tackett

Dr Kathleen Kendall-Tackett

Health Psychologist & IBCLC
IBCLCAPA FellowTexas Tech

Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Lactation, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Texas Tech, and Fellow of the APA.

Laurel Wilson

Laurel Wilson

Pregnancy & Lactation Expert
Int'l SpeakerCAPPA

Author, international speaker and co-author of The Attachment Pregnancy; former Executive Director of Lactation Programmes for CAPPA.

Nekisha Killings

Nekisha Killings

Equity Educator & IBCLC
IBCLCEquity AdvocateMPH

Equity educator and founder of Lioness Lactation; author on Cultural Humility, working to normalise culturally responsive lactation care.

Sejal Fichadia

Sejal Fichadia

IBCLC & Postpartum Doula
IBCLCPostpartum Doula

IBCLC, postpartum doula and certified infant-massage educator helping sleep-deprived parents build connection with their babies.

Shel Banks

Shel Banks

IBCLC
IBCLCCochraneAuthor

Author of "Why Formula Feeding Matters" and Vice-Chair of the UK Association of Milk Banking, with extensive NHS research experience.

Anna Horn

Anna Horn

Breastfeeding Specialist
MScBreastfeeding

Founder of Every Woman Collective with an MSc in social epidemiology, focused on inequalities in women's and infant health.

Psychology & Child Development
Leona Tucker

Leona Tucker

Play Therapist
Trauma SpecialistAttachment

Certified Play Therapist and supervisor specialising in trauma, anxiety and attachment difficulties in children.

Professor Helen Ball

Professor Helen Ball

Professor of Anthropology
ProfessorDurhamSIDS Research

Runs the Parent-Infant Sleep Lab at Durham University; published widely on infant sleep, bed-sharing and SIDS risk.

Clinical & Physical Health
Anna Richardson

Anna Richardson

Occupational Therapist
OTSensory IntegrationBobath NDT

Specialist in sensory integration and children under five with complex needs; a UK trainer for Therapeutic Listening.

Nicole Murray

Nicole Murray

Speech & Language Therapist
RCSLT Gold MedalDysphagia

Nearly 20 years working with feeding, swallowing difficulties and ARFID, awarded the RCSLT Gold Medal for Clinical Excellence.

Dr Robin Fawcett

Dr Robin Fawcett

Family Doctor
NHS GPDuke University MD

NHS GP with a special interest in integrative health and child wellbeing, and a TEDx speaker on lifestyle medicine.

Dr Adele Cowper

Dr Adele Cowper

Paediatrician
NHS PaediatricianEmergency Medicine

NHS paediatrician of over a decade, sub-specialising in paediatric emergency medicine, and an advocate for gentle parenting approaches.

Nutrition & Practice
Paula Hallam

Paula Hallam

Registered Dietitian
Registered Dietitian20+ Years NHS

Owner of Tiny Tots Nutrition with 20 years' experience and Masters-level training in paediatric nutrition and dietetics.

Andrea Strang

Andrea Strang

Certified Gentle Sleep Coach
Sleep CoachInternational

Child and infant sleep consultant and postpartum doula who has helped over 8,000 families get better sleep.

Equity & Inclusion
Gillian Caine

Gillian Caine

LGBT+ Advocate & Educator
LGBT+ AdvocateDEI Educator

Campaigner and human-rights activist delivering inclusion training for an intersectional, inclusive future.

Yasmin Khalil St-Rose

Yasmin Khalil St-Rose

Founder & CEO, Birthing Reform
CEO, Birthing ReformCultural SafetyDEI

A leading voice in DEI and cultural safety in maternal and children's health, with over a decade across law, healthcare and philanthropy.

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