Hulda Thorey – Director
Registered HK midwife
Director and founder of Annerley

Hulda moved to Hong Kong in 2001 and started work with Annerley after having worked as a nurse and midwife in Iceland, as well as being in charge of numerous youth & sport  programmes and activities. 

Hulda specializes is continuous midwifery care during pregnancy, although most of her day is spent doing antenatal clinics and consultations for parents to prepare for birth and the baby.  She runs pregnancy classes, cares for women in labour at home, and does lactation counseling and home visits after the birth. 

Hulda also guides parents who are new to Hong Kong  or newly pregnant, about how best to go about their care and support while pregnant or as new parents. 

Hulda works closely with the families to ensure they have realistic expectations of the birthing process and life with a new baby.  Her warm and practical approach has made her invaluable to many families in Hong Kong on their first second or even third babies.  Hulda´s passion for natural birth is well known town, but she also cares for parents that have more high-risk pregnancies and births, coming from a background in Iceland where her mentors were specialists in making each birth a unique experience, regardless of circumstances. 

Hulda has a guest spot on RTHK  where she gives advice to HKG parents.  She works within private and public healthcare systems in HKG and is a guest lecturer at the Hong Kong School of Midwifery in the Prince of Wales Hospital.  In addition to this, she regularly attends and speaks at international conferences bringing the latest techniques and information back to Hong Kong for all of our benefit.   She is a valued member of the Hong Kong obstetric network and recently was a speaker at Hong Kong´s FOCUS conference, amongst other midwives and obstetricians from around the world.  

Hulda is the mother of 4 children, 2 of which were born in Hong Kong.  Hulda has tried many different varieties of relaxation and pain management treatments, including medical and all-natural ones and has a very recent experience of going through labour and giving birth in the most natural and enjoyable way.   "Having had the best possible support during my own births and experiencing first hand how important this is, I decided to become a midwife in 1998.  Ever since then, it has been my passion to be of similar support to others". 

Kristrun Lind
Practice manager and director - kristrun@annerley.com.hk

Kristrun is the joint owner of Annerley with Hulda and is in charge of managing our practice.  Kristrun´s background as a headmaster and in education is very valuable to Annerley as many of our programmes are about education and training.  Prior to joining Annerley, Kristrun was an assistant to one of the Icelandic ministers, and subsequently she was in charge of various different projects in Hong Kong, including the startup of a bank. 

Kristrun is responsible for managing all of our education programmes, all daily running of Annerley and oversees all client contacts.  Teaming with Mandy,  they are the first contact that you will usually have with Annerley and together form a strong first line that will direct you to where you belong within our practice. 

Kristrun is the mother of Johanna and Tomas and her interests are variable, including singing and playing her guitar, traveling and politics. 

Mandy Cheung
Clinic co ordinator and client relationships

Mandy is our magical person that makes everything happen!  She is responsible for client relations and all administrative matters at Annerley and is the first point of contact for all client enquiries about our services.

Mandy was born in Hong Kong and then raised in Canada where most of her family still lives.  She joined us at Annerley earlier this year, after finishing her education in Canada and then moving back to Hong Kong.

Mandy enjoys spending time with her friends and is seen running around town in various different outdoor activities in her free time.  Hiking and watersports are her current explorations and a good day ends with a dinner and friends in town.

When you call or come into our clinic, Mandy will always greet you with a smile and a handful of useful suggestions. 

Tamara Quinn
Obstetric nurse (Canada)
Hypnobirthing^® instructor

Tamara is a Canadian trained obstetric nurse who joined Annerley in 2007 following her career in Canada, where she gained her degree in nursing in 2001. 

After working in hospital programmes in Canada where usual methods to cope with pain were offered, Tamara found herself wanting to learn more about natural birth and how to inspire women to feel more in control during labour.   She therefore undertook training in Hypnobirthing when she came to Hong Kong, and has since then been guiding parents through such classes to prepare for their births.Tamara is also involved in early labour care at home, postnatal homevisits and breathing classes, - staying true to our continuity of care theme at Annerley.

Tamara lives with her growing family in Discovery Bay where many of our clients get to enjoy her enthusiasm and guidance with breastfeeding and parenting. She is the mother of one little boy and has tested the Hypnobirthing and Hong Kong hospital system first hand and now appreciates even more what an amazing  journey the pregnancy and parenting is.  Tamara is also pregnant with her second baby and will now have to do the DB to HK island journey - in labour - and hope to make it in time!

Fiona Chinneck
Midwife (HK and UK)
Lactation consultant (IBCLC)

Fiona qualified as a midwife in England in 1982 and has worked for the past 28 years in all areas of midwifery including special care baby unit, delivery ward, antenatal and postnatal care and 7 years as a community midwife.

She is interested in breastfeeding and has a lot of experience within that area.  In 2003 Fiona qualified as a Lactation Consultant and has since then, in 2009 renewed her qualification in 2009.

Fiona teaches at antenatal classes, does antenatal clinics and visits mums and babies at home to provide postnatal care and breastfeeding advice and support.

Fiona has lived in Hong Kong for 2 years along with her husband and two teenagers. In her free time she enjoys walking, sailing, cooking, botanical painting  and other crafty activities.

Donna Watts
Early childhood and mothercraft nurse (Australia)
Infant massage instructor

Donna is a 25 year experienced mothercraft/enrolled nurse who worked for 17 years in a maternity hospital in Australia.  She  specialized in newborn and special care treatment prior to commencing her own baby health clinics throughout Sydney from 2005 to 2009.

Donna´s  experience is centered around the 0 - 3 years of age infants with focus on growth and development, infant massage and mother and baby clinis.  Additionally, Donna runs our helpers programmes.

Donna has 3 adult children and enjoys outdoor activities and meeting new  people.  She relocated to Hong Kong early in 2010 with her husband and has been with us at Annerley ever since.  Donna has a very nurturing approach and has given so many mothers in Hong Kong a touch of her friendly and open, yet calm and reassuring care through her work with us.

Sarah Walker
Registered nurse (RN, Canada), specializing in Critical Care
Certified CPR and First aid instructor

Sarah trained as a nurse in Canada and prior to coming to Hong Kong in 2008,worked in intensive care and emergency wards.  Through this work, Sarah developed interest in being able to teach parents about CPR and first aid, as she felt that they were often vulnerable and in need for better understanding and practial knowledge. 

As a result, Sarah studied to get an instructor certificate in Emergency Paediatric CPR and First Aid and now is a very valuable member of our Annerley team, teaching this to our parents and domestic helpers. 

Sarah also set up our special workshop where common childhood illnesses are discussed and parents and helpers are trained in recognizing when a child can be treated at home, and when to go to hospital. 

Sarah lives with her husband and daughter in Discovery Bay and will soon be having her second baby - joining Tamara in testing 'our´ own methods of coping and hopefully enjoying labour.

Eugénie Vallot-Perraud

Registered Midwife (HK and France)

Eugénie is our new member of the team, a midwife from Paris,  where she used to lived for most of her life.  She moved to Hong Kong in 2009, soon after that go her HK midwifery license and is now working with Annerley to ensure that our French speaking clients – as well as English – is well taken care of.   

Eugénie wanted to become a midwife when she was only 14 years old, so in 2001 – 2005 she undertook the training at Saint-Antoine’s hospital in Paris.  After graduation, she worked at Beaujon’s hospital (Clichy AP-HP) from 2005 to 2009 in all departments of the maternity unit.

Eugénie is really interested in antenatal care, and she holds a special degree in maternal pathology as well as having experience in leading antenatal classes, take care of healthy women in labour and assisting in the postnatal period. 

Additionally, during her time in Paris, she was specially trained in the area of birth control and family planning, in order to support and educate women in an area where there is often lack of information. 

“I really like living here in Hong Kong and it is interesting to get to know women and families of different nationalities and with various background.  Additionally to my work, me and my husband Alex are now expecting our first baby, so there are interesting and even more happy times ahead.”   

Inés De Beer

Ines De Beer has been in Hong Kong for more than 11 years and was one of the first osteopaths in the city.

In 1995 she graduated from the J.W. Academy of Osteopathy (Belgium) in association with the Maidstone College of Osteopathy (U.K.).  In addition she also completed a postgraduate course in Cranio-sacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation at the European Upledger Institute.

Aside from the many adults she has treated for musculo-skeletal ailments, she has extensive experience treating infants and children with problems ranging from colic pain or reflux to postural problems.

She is a member of the Institution of Classical Osteopaths (MCO) in the U.K. and the Belgian Association of Osteopaths (BAKO) in Belgium.

Ines is fluent in English, French and Dutch, loves wakeboarding and sailing and is a proud mom to Thibault and Lucas, aged 7 and 5.