Janneke Mathijssen
Midwife, sonographer & breastfeeding consultant IBCLC
My name is Janneke Mathijssen. For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a midwife. I graduated at the academy for midwifery in Maastricht in 2016. I came to Haarlem-Noord to replace a collegae during her maternity leave. I decided to stay in the area, and in 2020 I got the change to start up a new practice: Luna. All the midwives work from upon the same vision: care with time, attention and trust.
It is very special to support you from the early beginning of the pregnancy. The best thing for me about being a midwife is to deliver your baby. It’s an honor, every time I can be there. It’s wonderful to not only see a baby being born, but also to support the birth of new parents! I’m very happy to work in our own practice, with the best team and with the same vision on midwifery care.
I have also been trained and certified as a breastfeeding consultant IBCLC. I can offer you extra care regarding feeding your baby. Together with the breastfeeding consultants in Haarlem, we organize a mom-café at Brownies and Downies every three weeks.
I can also make basic ultrasounds and place IUDs.
Together with Jasper I have a daughter Luus (’20) and a son Wout (’24). They were both born at home, in the birthing pool, with help from my lovely colleagues. By the end of May we expect another babygirl. Midwife Malou Broekhuizen will cover my maternity leave.
In my spare time you can find me in the Efteling with my family, running or behind my sewing machine.
Anika Mesman
Midwife
My name is Anika Mesman. I’m working for Luna since the start of the practice in 2020. And since 2023 I’m a proud owner of the practice together with Janneke. We’ll meet regularly during the pregnancy so I would like to introduce myself.
I was born and raised in the area of Haarlem and I’m very happy to work here now! As a kid my fascination for pregnancy and birth has already arisen. My grandfather was a sheep-farmer and as a young girl I helped him delivering the lambs. After I got older my interest grew and soon I was sure: I wanted to become a midwife. Everytime it’s special to guide you through the pregnancy, delivery and post partum period. I love working in this small practice so we can get to know each other well so there’s enough space and attention to take care of you.
You may run in to me as a student-sonographer at Luna. I’m very excited to discover this part of our job.
When I’m off duty I play guitar, love to go to a festival during the summer or spent time with my friends & boyfriend.
Marjon Koster-Zeestraten
Midwife, sonographer
Marjon is a midwife since 2004. Together with Janneke she was the founder of Luna Midwives.
Marjon is also educated to make basic ultrasounds and prenatal screening ultrasounds. She can place IUDs and perform external cephalic versions.
She is a proud mom of Noud, Teun and Fien (all three born at home!).
Sarah Magazzino
Midwife
I’ve been happily joining this warm and welcoming team since 2025. Let me briefly introduce myself. I love baking bread, playing the piano and sing karaoke. I love dogs and cats.
What I love most about being a midwife, is being so closely involved in the most special time in people’s lives. It gives me satisfaction to be there truly for you.
I believe it’s important that you feel safe and heard. That there’s room for your story, your wishes and your choices. I see my role primarily as someone who stands by you and helps you strengthen your confidence in your own body.
For this reason, I’ve also delved into Hypnobirthing. In my experience, it brings parents a lot of peace, confidence an realistic expectations during the whole pregnancy and during childbirth. If you’re curious, I’d love to tell you about it!
Monique Rombaut & Saskia de Vries
Assistant
The assistants are available every weekday. You can reach them on their landline number for quick questions and to schedule appointments.
When Monique or Saskia are not available, we are, of course, still available, and our landline number is forwarded to the midwife on duty.
Sonographers
For the 13- and 20 week ultrasound you can meet one of our sonographers: Monique Bakker or Marjon Koster-Zeestraten.
Student midwife
The future of midwives is very important, that’s why we sometimes offer placements for student midwives.
We are trained to supervise midwifery students from the Academies for Midwifery in Maastricht and Amsterdam/Groningen.
