The traumatic experiences a mother brings with her to her labour and birth increase the levels of tensions and fear in her body, that may impede her ability to give birth naturally and interfere with her recovery post birth.
Month: September 2011
Natural Birth Workshop – Saturday 8th October 2011
Marianne Littlejohn is holding a Natural Birth Workshop for first-time and experienced parents in Cape Town on the 8th of October 2011 at the Jai Yoga studio.
The Travelling Midwife: Back in Cape Town – September 2011
The Travelling Midwife, South Africa is back in Cape Town for births after a Moms and Babies tea party, and being a doula!
Birth Trauma : Can We Do Better?
The first lessons in life are learnt at the hands of midwives and obstetricians in maternity care units and hospitals in South Africa. What characteristics are we imparting to future generations of people in South Africa?