11:00 – 11:15 PM

Welcoming Remarks

Welcoming Remarks by the Organizer of ASWC 2025

Reclaiming Postnatal Traditions: The Path Toward Recognition, Respect & Integration

This opening session brings together respected leaders from Traditional Malay Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine to reframe how we view postnatal care—not just as a cultural service, but as an essential part of maternal health.

The panel explores how postnatal care can be professionally recognised, integrated into wellness systems, and delivered with clinical responsibility, without losing its cultural and spiritual depth. Through the lens of tradition and evolving expectations, we explore what “quality postnatal care” looks like in today’s world—and how we build pathways for future practitioners to uphold and elevate it.

Speakers: Prof Mohd Azhar Abd Latif, Gabungan Pertubuhan Pengamal Perubatan Tradisional Melayu Malaysia (GAPERA) | Dr. Jin Tan, Caredemy

12:15 – 1:00 PM

Panel: Healing the Mind, Not Just the Body

Addressing emotional health in postnatal and recovery services through culturally sensitive, trauma-informed approaches.

Panel Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Haniza Rais, Registered Counsellor, UKM | Namrita Bendapudi, Nesting Heart
Moderator: Drona Dewi

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Networking Break & Lunch Power Talk

2:00 – 2:45 PM

Nutrition, Rest & Recovery in Today’s Care Settings

Exploring postnatal care through the lens of rehabilitation, bridging tradition with science, this session discusses why physical recovery, hormonal balance, and emotional well-being must be addressed together for lasting vitality well beyond the 40-day period.
Speaker: Julina Halim, Accredited Nutritionist/IFNCP/Women’s Health Coach, R.E.A.L. Life Coaching

2:45 – 3:30 PM

Panel: The Future of Postnatal & Confinement Care

A regional dialogue on evolving postnatal and confinement practices, featuring perspectives from traditional healers, clinical practitioners and confinement centre operators.
Panel Speaker: Sairani Mohd Saad, Postnatal Therapy Trainer | Yan Tong Lim, LYC Mother & Child Care Centre | Dr. Tengku Nur Atiqah – Bondahaven
Moderator: Emerilda Sani, Amden Capital

3:30 – 3:45 PM

Networking Break

3:45 – 4:30 PM

Tenang, Sihat, Seimbang: Spiritual Wellness for the Modern Mother

How do we support a mother’s spiritual healing after childbirth? In this calming session, explore wellness through inner balance, emotional renewal, and faith-aligned rituals. Blending Malay herbal wisdom, Islamic values, and cold-diffusion aromatherapy, discover how mindful practices like chakra-point oil application can nurture calm, focus, and recovery in the fourth trimester. Tranquility isn’t a luxury –  it’s the foundation of motherhood.
Speaker: Redzuan Muhammad Sabar, EnergiV

4:30 – 5:00 PM

Closing Keynote

Blending Heritage Healing into Modern Care to provide a Holistic Recovery Journey

Speaker: Hana Halim, Founder of Spaveda