Japan's
Director of HUG Education and Research:
Yoko Shimpuku, RN, CNM, PHN, PhD, CHT, has worked clinically
as a nurse midwife in both hospitals
and birth centers in Japan. She earned her PhD from the University of Illinois
at Chicago. Yoko's work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and
presented at international conferences. She conducts research in Tanzania for
the education of pregnant women, adolescent girls, and local midwives. A former
intern with the WHO, Yoko's international efforts have been recognized with
multiple research grants and awards. She is an Assistant Professor at St.
Luke’s College of Nursing, Tokyo, and created the Japanese HUG website andFacebook page.
Contact Yoko at yokokitty@gmail.com Read
about The HUG in Japan.