Midwifery & Birth Conference

12/07/2019

Breastfeeding 101 Book by Photographer Leah Hawker - https://mailchi.mp/4973146f6f53/midwifery-and-birth-conference-sexual-abuse-workshop-encore-3441029

11/09/2018

Please donate and support if you can

22/08/2017

Due to popular demand after the last Cape Town Midwifery and Birth Conference, we will be holding a repeat 'Sexual Abuse Triggers in Pregnancy, Labour and Childbirth' workshop in Cape Town on the 12th of September.

It is a full day workshop and will be very intensive but worth it.

Open to all who are interested.

http://truemidwifery.com/workshops/sexual-abuse-triggers-pregnancy-labor-childbirth-workshop/

According to the Medical Research Council, one in three girls under the age of 18 has been sexually abused in South Africa. South Africa is a country scarred by many years of oppression and sadly this perpetuates in society’s treatment of girls and women. Pregnancy, labour and birth, and the care pr...

01/08/2017

Nomzamo Mlungu tells her story at the 2017 Cape Town Midwifery and Birth Conference. Her 'Paella Birth Story' as she calls it - as it has a bit of everything...

12/06/2017

Please assist however you can, even if you just help spread the word.

Following the devastating fire that has engulfed the Garden Route, WOMBS Doulas are doing a collection of items specifically focused on catering towards the smallest victims of this disaster - newborns and their mothers.

Regardless of this disaster there are women having babies in the midst of all the chaos, and basic supplies a new mother would need to care for her baby are in short supply. With Knysna Provincial Hospital being evacuated the need is especially great.

WOMBS Doulas in Cape Town are collecting the following items to be sent to Knysna to assist with the relief effort:

FOR BABIES : Baby Blankets, vests, babygros, socks, hats, jerseys, soaps, wipes, nappies, small toy / rattle, vaseline/bum cream, powder

FOR MOTHERS : Sanitary pads, moisturiser, breast pads, ni**le cream, snacks (energy bar, chocolate, nuts and raisins)

BAGS: Fabric / reusable shopping bags to put all items into

Please email sarah.meder@gmail.com for drop off points (or to arrange a collection)

DONATE MONEY and we will buy items on your behalf. All funds received will be used towards the purchase of items for new mother and baby packs.

WOMBS, FNB Account (Somerset Mall)
Branch Code: 250655
Account number: 62226802660
Please use ASSIST as a reference

WOMBS is a registered Non-Profit Organisation (074-801-NPO)

info@wombs.org.za

30/04/2017

We are busy uploading the panel talks from the 2017 Midwifery and Birth Conference and will share them as the speakers' permission comes in. Here is the first one - Doula Joy King speaking on the State of Midwifery Today panel. So if you missed it, or want to hear it again, here goes:

Joy King is passionate about spreading the word of the incredible birthing ability of the human body, and longs to see society educated as a whole around thi...

20/03/2017

Thank you to all who attended and made the final Midwifery and Birth Conference the most phenomenal of them all.

Shannon wrote this beautiful blog post, touched and continuing the dedication to Nathaniel Canter.

This morning I feel something. I feel something different that I’ve never felt before. I really really miss my toddler. Like really. So much that it hurts. He’s 2 and a half now, the age where you …

16/03/2017

... Girls Freda Makanete is a mother of 2, a passionate midwife who runs a baby and mother clinic in Cosmo City Randburg which mainly focuses on the wellbeing of pregnant mothers and taking ctheirf thir health needs from early pregnancy up until birth and throughout their growing years. http://ow.ly/jEZP309ILLu She completed her Diploma in Nursing sciences: (General, Community and Psychiatric Nursing) and Midwifery, started working in 2009 in Rahima Moosa Mother and Child as a midwife till she met her dream of running her own practice.

16/03/2017

... Nomzamo Mlungu hails from the township of Mdantsane in East London. She currently resides in Cape Town and has spent most of her working years in Johannesburg. She holds three degrees from University of Cape Town with the most recent being an MBA degree in 2014. She is a qualified Quantity Surveyor and has diverse experience in construction; public sector and property development. Her passion is sharing her knowledge with others which has seen her taking on mentorship and teaching roles. In 2016 she started writing and contributing on an online platform targeted at Construction professionals with the aim of sharing her insights from her experiences. She has a keen interest in contributing to the developmental challenges the country faces with a particular focus on housing where she has undertaken research. She is a mother to three children having commenced her journey into motherhood nine years ago at the age of 25 with two of her children born exactly a year apart. With her recent pregnancy, she delved into the unfamiliar territory of being under the care of a natural midwife and eventually giving birth in a public maternity hospital which significantly broadened her knowledge on the subject. http://ow.ly/OIsP309IVLI

16/03/2017

We dedicate the 2017 conference to Nathaniel Canter whose mother Jane shared her beautiful and empowering birth story at the last Midwifery and Birth Conference.

Sadly, Nathaniel drowned at the end of 2016. It is with much sadness that we remember and dedicate the 2017 conference to this little shining light of a boy.

‘May the longtime sun

Shine upon you

All love surround you

and the pure light

Within you

Guide your way on’

See her talk from last year's conference here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2xoHJmUP3Y

Babes in arms welcome

16/03/2017

... Lucille Kirsten is a Birth Doula with a Public Relations background and a special interest in antenatal massage and the use of improvisation in postpartum care. She is project leader for the “For the Love of Labor” initiative that aims to provide antenatal, labour and postnatal support to women working on farms in the Boland. Lucille is a mother of three and proud VBAC success story. Her company, The Baby Effect derives its name from “The butterfly effect”, a concept that small causes can have large effects. page: The Baby Effect. http://ow.ly/pLmx309IYbl