The Two Pregnancy Questions Every Midwife Should Ask Two simple antenatal questions can make a meaningful difference to an expectant mother's comfort, confidence and care. At an antenatal appointment, it is natural to focus on blood pressure, baby's movements and birth plans. But two less glamorous questions [...]
Woman-Centered Care: A Non-Negotiable Celebrating Five Years of Birth & Baby Show: A Heartfelt Thank You It's the end of another year, and I'm taking a moment to reflect on the incredible journey we've shared together on the Birth & Baby Show. We've celebrated five years of [...]
Making a difference as a Doula In this weeks episode, Dr. Margreet Barnardt (Wibbelink) chats with Patricia Musarurwa, a doula making a significant impact in her community. Patricia, a mother of two and a doula for 12 years at the Healthy Mom and Baby Clinic, shares her journey [...]
Birth Positions: What Is Evidence Saying? The labouring body most often constitutes a healthy, powerful body that has much more in common with the dancing, running, or erotic body than it does with the pathological body in need of cure and healing. (Sara Cohen Shabot, 2015:233) The [...]
Bring Balance Back To Your Body With Tissue Salts Tissue salts are a natural way to help bring balance to the body and keep you in optimum health – they empower your cells to unlock vitality. Tissue Salts were developed to help restore wellness from the inside [...]
Let's Talk About It series: Women Living with HIV and Motherhood In this episode, healthcare professional Zanele Cekiso shares valuable insights into living with HIV, focusing particularly on pregnancy and the complexities that can arise. Zanele's extensive experience in the field provides a unique perspective, offering guidance to [...]
Let's Talk About It series: Unplanned Pregnancy This episode is part of a series: "Let's Talk About It" on The Birth and Baby Show. Dr Margreet had a candid conversation about a topic that's often left in the shadows: unplanned and unwanted pregnancies. Guest, Thandi Innocentia Radebe, [...]
Let's Talk About It series: Breast Cancer A Story of Resilience, Hope, and Healing Breast Cancer Awareness Month serves as a reminder of the many challenges women face, as well as their remarkable strength and resilience. In this episode of the "Birth & Baby Show," we are [...]
When Working Impacts Breastfeeding, Let’s Make Sure It’s Positive! La Leche League Leader and resident Sensitive Midwifery breastfeeding contributor, Jane Maasdorp, advises midwives on how they can help mothers to understand that working and breastfeeding can be combined. Background It took a while for those in the [...]
An Overview of Down syndrome There is little knowledge and a lot of fear about Down syndrome testing, screening, and having a baby diagnosed with the syndrome. As Sensitive Midwives we need to know how to advice and counsel our clients whether to go for screening and [...]
