Under the Sisterhood
Under the Sisterhood podcast is one of our key storysharing platforms, celebrating the journeys of women as leaders, changemakers, and advocates in women’s health, mental wellness, and overall well-being. Host Elizabeth Elfenbein engages with women aged 18 to 100+ in intimate conversations, uncovering their experiences and wisdom while highlighting their impact on creating a healthier, more inclusive world. These stories not only honor women’s resilience and leadership but also foster meaningful dialogue around mental health, empowerment, and innovative solutions that help close the gender health gap and inspire change.
Seasons & Special Editions:
- Season 1: Being a Woman in Today’s World
- Season 2: Women’s March of Voices
- Season 3: Women Making the World Healthier
- Special Editions: Under the Hood Vlogs, Women Investing in Women’s Health, Women Making History
- Season 4: Women’s March for Mental Wellness
The Under the Sisterhood podcast is a tribute to the strength and impact of women leading the way in fostering change. With podcast producer Matt Butler and music by Ayla Schafer, Elizabeth Elfenbein creates a space where women are seen, heard, and celebrated, driving deeper connections and inspiring action through the power of storysharing.
Under the Sisterhood
Malene Hegenberger on creating innovative solutions to support women during childbirth.
Today we’re getting under the hood of Malene Hegenberger a mother, daughter, sister, friend, women’s advocate, innovator, midwife, and founder of Hegenberger Speculum.
Malene was educated as a licensed nurse in Denmark in 1998. After working in neonatal care at Kings College Hospital in London, she attended midwifery school in Bergen, Norway, completing her studies in 2002. She worked as a midwife and nurse in Norway, St.Kitts in the West Indies, Denmark, and the USA. She is currently a perineal specialist midwife at Slagelse Hospital in Denmark and is the inventor and developer of the Hegenberger Retractor. Malene is the second midwife to invent an obstetric tool since the French midwife Anne-Marie Boivin (17773-1841).
Malene founded the company HegenbergerSpeculum in 2017 and completed a successful exit of the Hegenberger Retractor in 2021 to a British company and is now the director of global training and Innovation for HegenbergerMedical.
Malene is teaching midwives and doctors in suturing post-partum tears in Denmark and is a role model for other entrepreneurs with good clinical products. Malene has a keen interest in innovation within female health and has been nominated as one of the InnoWomen in Denmark 2024. Malene is also a board member of the organization GRO in Denmark – an NGO organization and shelter for women living in an abusive relationship.
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