Draft:Sara Kindberg
Sara Kindberg Adelskov | |
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 Photo: Bente Binderup | |
| Born | March 9th, 1975 Aarhus, Denmark |
| Citizenship | Danish |
| Education | Midwife, PhD |
| Alma mater | University College of Northern Jutland, and Aarhus University Hospital |
| Occupation(s) | CEO and midwife |
| Employer(s) | GynZone ApS (2008-present) Aarhus University Hospital (2008-2023) South Denmark University Hospital (2005-2008) Aarhus University Hospital (2000-2005) |
| Known for | International work within women's reproductive health |
| Spouse | Thomas Strecker Lerbak Adelskov (married 2024–present) |
| Children | Katrine Kindberg |
| Parent(s) | Janne Kjærsgaard Jørgensen and Hans Nørgaard |
Sara Kindberg Adelskov (born 9 March 1975 in Aarhus) is a Danish midwife, cand.scient.san, ph.d. in health sciences at Aarhus University and serial entrepreneur and Impact Investor within women's reproductive health. In 2008 - 2023, Kindberg was employed at Aarhus University Hospital as a midwife and clinical specialist in obstetric lesions. Since 2008, she has been CEO of GynZone ApS, where she works globally with education and simulation training within diagnostics, anesthesia, surgical repair, and healing of obstetric lesions.
Kindberg grew up in Ry, worked with the Youth Red Cross in Uganda in 1993, trained as a midwife at UCN, University College of Northern Denmark in 1999, as a M.Sc. at Aarhus University in 2005, and as a Ph.D. at Aarhus University in December 2008. In the same year, she founded GynZone ApS together with senior consultants Karl Møller Bek and Søren Brostrøm.
Kindberg has worked as a clinical midwife in Denmark and Greenland, and as a teacher in the Nordic countries, Canada and Australia.
- In 2013, Kindberg helped to implement systematic screening of women with birth lesions in a midwife-led postnatal clinic at Aarhus University Hospital.
- In 2015, the pioneer work in the postnatal clinic at Aarhus University Hospital was highlighted by the WHO as an example of recommended practice.
- In 2017, Kindberg co-founded Hegenberger Speculum, developing a gynecological speculum for suturing complex birth lacerations. The company was sold in 2022.
- In 2018, Kindberg co-founded Vulva Enterprise ApS, which develops medical training models for simulation training within OBGYN.
- Since 2024, Kindberg has invested in several Danish start-ups together with other Impact investors from Angella Invest.
Nominations and awards
[edit]Danish Design Award 2020, Hegenberger Speculum won the category Better Work
Female entrepreneur of the year, iVækst (2011) Archived 2015-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
Private life
[edit]Kindberg is married to Thomas Strecker Lerbak Adelskov, former MP and mayor of Odsherred Municipality (2010-2021)
Kindberg's parents have both worked within the psychiatric services in Aarhus Municipality. Her mother worked as an ergotherapist and her father as a social worker. Both are now retired.
During the primary school years 1991-1992, Sara Kindberg was deputy chairman of Denmarks Student Organization (DEO) and responsible for teaching materials at Operation Day's Work in 1994.
Kindberg has a daughter Katrine Kindberg (born 2000)
External references
[edit]- Aarhus Universitetshospital Archived 2020-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
- GynZone ApS
- WHO Archived 2020-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
Sara Kindberg contributed to Kvinde Kend Din Krop and several textbooks for midwives and OBGYNs, such as Ars Pariendi 2013 and 2020.
- Researchgate
- Pure Archived 2022-01-12 at the Wayback Machine