By Anchen Verster – nursing sister and midwife “Morning sickness” is a rather unfair term given to describe nausea and/ or vomiting during pregnancy. Why unfair? Because it is not necessarily confined to the morning. I have a hunch that it might not have been a...
As a new mother you want to do everything to safeguard the health and wellbeing of your baby. This includes taking your baby for their immunisations, checking for weight gain and reaching the necessary milestones. Screening for visual disorders should also form part of routine check-ups....
My experience of natural birth by Sarah Randall My name is Sarah, I’m 32 years old and work as a midwife in a private hospital. I have also recently survived the birth of my first child! I would like to share with you my birth experience,...
Midwife-Led-Care in South African Private Sector By Anchen Verster – Nursing sister and midwife, SA certified perinatal educator In South African in the private sector you have basically two options for birthing practitioners – obstetric led care or midwife led care. Obstetric Led Care is most common...
By Anchen Verster Being confident and well prepared is a major key to coping with labour pain. The better you understand the process of birth the better you can prepare yourself. The better prepared you are the more confident you will be with what is happening...
By Anchen Verster – Nursing sister and midwife, mother of 4 including twins “Okay, you can push now”. Thuli’s cervix was 10 cm dilated, the labour ward nurse had just confirmed. “What do you mean push?” Thuli asked. The contractions had abated slightly and Thuli couldn’t fathom...
By Anchen Verster – Registered nurse and midwife, SA certified perinatal educator (SACPE) Your baby will be born with his cord attached at the umbilicus and the other end still attached to the placenta which in turn is attached to the inside of your uterine wall....
By Anchen Verster – Registered nurse and midwife, SA certified perinatal educator and mother of 4 including twins As many mothers are birthing later in life due to circumstances (infertility, no stable partner) or purely by choice we are often very well established in life, occupation...
Dr Dr Ben - a paediatrician working in Cape Town. I’ll never forget the day my oldest daughter tried tomatoes for the first time. We were celebrating a family birthday with a picnic at a beautiful spot on Table Mountain. My daughter who was one year...
The more we learn about life and birth, the more we are realising just how impactful the way of birth is and how it impacts the future health of your newborn. During labour, your baby is pushed and squeezed down the vagina. The contractions are giving...