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Each year, the Sensitive Midwifery Symposium has a unique flavour and theme which become the slogans we live by: ‘Lead Where You Are’, ‘Midwifery Movement Matters’, ‘Better Together’, and ‘Empowered through Knowledge.  The theme for 2025 was: Beyond the Basics.

It is our time to rise and go beyond the norm to deliver the best!

The Sensitive Midwifery Symposium is one of Africa’s largest and most prestigious midwifery and perinatal conferences, initiated in 1996 by the Sister Lilian Centre, which specialises in midwifery, pregnancy, birth and parenting education and advice.

The Sensitive Midwifery Symposium aims to make a positive difference to midwifery, maternity, and child care while celebrating the professions involved. It offers you a unique and innovative blend of expertise updates, advocacy of sensitive care, challenging of harmful practices, exposure to relevant complementary health fields, encouragement of professional morale, and professional inspiration.

Session details

Motivational & Preconception

• Sandy Reid – Beyond the Basics: But why did this happen?
• Prof Doreen Kaura – Maximizing Contributions of African Midwives Towards Achieving Maternal Health Targets: Lessons Learned
• Barbara Verneus – Infertility within the Black Woman
• Kaeki Raphela – Contributing towards an HIV free generation

Intrapartum

• Angela Wakeford – Waterbirth
• Stephni Coetzee – The Interconnectedness of Labor Hormones, Emotions, and the Central Nervous System
• Dr Chantel da Silva – The Musculoskeletal Impact of Birth Interventions
• Lizane Füzy – Adolescent Childbirth Experiences and the Need for Age-specific Care
• Princess Motsoagae – Bridging Fertility and Birth

Workshop

• Dr Sanele Lukhele – Encouraging the Contextual Interpretation of the Intrapartum Cardiotocograph by Midwives and Obstetricians

Antenatal

• Dr Tshepiso Mfolo – The Link Between Oral Health and Maternal Health: A Vital Connection
• Prof Doreen Kaura – Gestational Diabetes (GDM): Caring sensitively for women with GDM
• Dr Chantel da Silva – The Impact of Pregnancy on Maternal Musculoskeletal Health
• Kelly Roberts – Sacred Movement: A Unique Integration of Movement and Midwifery Care
• Dr Margreet Barnardt – The Impact of C-sections on Babies’ Well-being

Motivational & Postpartum

• Gabogotle Monnane – Spiritual Care in Midwifery
• Tracy Rawlins – Integrating a Palliative Care Framework in Perinatal Care in the Face of Uncertainty
• Morongwa Kanyane – Postpartum Women’s Perspectives on Birthing Positions in Mmakau Village, South Africa
• Dr Gauri Louw – The Neonate: Foundations for Thriving

Postnatal & Innovation in Midwifery

• Anna Le Grange – Transform the First 48 Hours after Birth with Mindful Breastfeeding
• Londekile Ntsiba – From Crisis to Innovation – A Midwife’s Journey to Leadership and Advocacy
• Gabrielle Kenyon-Slade – A Gentle Introduction to Pelvic Floor Healing and the Non-Invasive Technology Supporting Women’s Wellness
• Joseph Williamson – Expanding Horizons: “New Skills for Transformative Care”
• Kgomotso Mathope – Mentorship Needs in an Intrapartum Setting – A Mentor-centred Approach

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