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De Krukel & De Boem are owned by Beatrijs Smulders and Roel van Dalen. Beatrijs is an independent midwife and founder of the well-known Birth Centre Amsterdam. For decades, Beatrijs was the figurehead of Dutch midwifery, in which home birth holds such an important position. She is also a publicist and author of several bestsellers, such as 'Veilig Bevallen' ('Safe childbirth'), 'Veilig Zwanger' ('Safe pregnancy'), 'Veilig door de Kraamtijd' ('Safe through childbirth') and 'De Meest Gestelde Vragen over Zwangerschap en Bevalling' ('The most frequently asked questions about pregnancy and childbirth'). She is currently writing a large, autobiographical trilogy on women, sex and love. Beatrijs is married to the well known filmmaker Roel van Dalen. Renowed works of his are documentary series such as 'Een Koninklijk Gezelschap' about the Concertgebouw Orchestra, 'De Kinderen van De Hondsberg' about mentally limited children and the documentary 'Ajax: Hark The Herald Angels Sing' about the Amsterdam soccer club Ajax. Currently he is working on a film on Alzheimer disease and a documentary film project on his home town Amsterdam. Roel is also a musician. His first album 'Altijd gaat voorbij', with self-written Dutch music, was released in 2013 and his second 'Mijn Dag' in 2019. His third album will be released in 2023. The music can be listened to on Spotify & Apple Music, amongst others.