Antigoni Sarantaki serves as a Professor in the Department of Midwifery at the Faculty of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Department of Midwifery, and her Master of Science degree from the University of Surrey, School of Health Sciences, Guildford, UK. In 2016, she was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree by the Medical School of Athens (Social Medicine-Psychiatry and Neurology), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a dissertation titled “Study of Family Relationships and Psycho-Emotional Development of Children Born after Assisted Reproduction.” Her research and teaching focus on women's mental health, pregnancy, labor, infertility, assisted reproduction, and family dynamics. Her current research interests include perinatal care and counseling for women with sensory, physical, and/or mental disabilities, environmental risks during the perinatal period, and mental health in the perinatal phase. Her academic pursuits encompass disability and pregnancy, maternal-infant health, infertility, and family dynamics. She leads the PEARL Research Lab, which specializes in perinatal care and counseling for special populations. She is affiliated with several professional organizations, including the Hellenic Midwives Association, the European Midwives Association, and the International Midwives Association.
University of West Attica
Athens, Attikí, Greece
Midwifery Dpt