Mieke lost her confidence in her ability to give birth after a caesarian section with her first baby. She attempted and succedded to have a natural birth second time around and became champion of mothers!
Champion of Mothers
Category: Birth in South Africa
Pregnancy and childbirth differs in different countries and cultures, these posts are about birth in South Africa.
NARM student seminar Oct 2011
A short seminar is held regularly for the South African Pilot project NARM students in Cape Town. I presented this one and have been invited to present again!
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?
The Travelling Midwife: The Imprints of Medicalized Childbirth
The early morning frost singed my fingers and toes during feeding time and as the day warmed up, we all thawed out in the midday sun. Safely ensconced at my mother’s Kwazulunatal ‘Horselovers Haven’, I was blissfully spending time in the herd, lying down with my horse in the grass and playing with him while …
Vaginal Birth After Caesarian(VBAC) – The Travelling Midwife
This story is not for those women who choose to have an elective caesarian. This story is for those women who feel they were coerced into having an unnecessary caesarian section and feel robbed of their right to have a normal birth or at the very least, to try. Many women do not know that …
Siblings at Birth – The Travelling Midwife
Today I bumbed into a client whose births I attended a few years ago. Karen happened to be driving past the gate as I stepped out of my Cape Town home. Seven years ago in Cape Town, Karen birthed Teano, her firstborn son, in hospital and was home a few hours later. Second time around, Karen gave birth …