Senior Physician, Region Halland Sjikhus; Sweden

Anamaria Whitmer Jacobsson, MD is a clinically active senior OB/GYN at Varberg and Kungsbacka Hospitals in Sweden. She lectures nationally and internationally on, psychosocial issues and emergency birth (ALSO), team training, physician well-being, crisis support and Mindful Practice in Healthcare. An experienced workshop developer and facilitator, she collaborates with public health systems, medical federations, and research groups to provide education for residents, senior physicians, and healthcare leaders. She has previously served as a union safety officer. In partnership with Dr. Fredrik Bååthe Phd and the Swedish Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, she co-developed The Swedish Model for Reparative Person-Centered Crisis Support, now being adopted across Sweden. Originally from Michigan, Anamaria studied psychology and physiology at Lyman Briggs College (MSU) before earning her medical degree from Gothenburg University. She is the mother of three and lives on Sweden’s west coast with her neuropsychologist husband where she enjoys gardening and rural life.