(This article is also available in an audio format) By Hettie Grove – Registered nurse and advanced midwife, SACPE, ICCE, SACLC, SACLC course developer, IBCLC The process of lactation actually starts in the foetal period of the mother as a baby. Let’s look at normal breast development and...
By Barbara Hanrahan – Nursing sister and midwife, SA certified perinatal educator course develop and facilitator, masters in midwifery Foetal breathing movements have been identified as early as 11 weeks gestation. These movements increase in intensity and frequency until they occur 50% of the time whilst...
(This article is also available in an audio format) What are stretch marks? Stretch marks are fine lines on the body, which are reddish or purplish in colour when they first develop and become devoid of colour later on. Between 75 and 90% of all pregnant women...
By Heike Millar – Midwife, BCur Ed & Ad, Good Night certified Sleep Consultant You are pregnant and eagerly anticipating the arrival of your bundle of joy. Despite the fact that your bladder has not allowed you to sleep a solid 8 hours since you fell...
By Anchen Verster - Registered nurse, midwife, SA Certified Perinatal Educator – SACPE, wife, mother to 4 children including a set of twins Sex sells movies, music, magazines, clothes, perfume, diets and cars! The link is sometimes very vague (perhaps even non-existent) but it emphasizes what...
(This article is also available in an audio format) By Hettie Grove – Nursing sister, advanced midwife, internationally certified childbirth educator, internationally certified lactation consultant, SA certified perinatal educator, SA certified lactation consultant curse developer and coordinator Every person has a genome, which nothing changes, it is...
Information from Lullaby Trust - www.lullabytrust.org.uk Babies need a lot of sleep during the first few months of their lives so it’s important to ensure that they are sleeping as safely as possible. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden and unexplained death of a baby...
Storing your baby’s stem cells at birth is a once in a lifetime opportunity to protect your family against serious illness or disease. It is important that all families are fully informed on the benefits of storing their babies’ stem cells before making this important...
By Dr Welma Lubbe – Author of Prematurity adjusting your dream, www.littlesteps.co.za Premature birth means a baby is born before 37 weeks of the pregnancy is completed and in South Africa this occurs at a rate of 12% and in the public sector even as high...
(This article is also available in an audio format) Question I am experiencing terrible heart-burn. Is there anything I can do to relieve it? Answer Over half of all pregnant moms get heartburn, an uncomfortable burning sensation that occurs when acid from your stomach’s digestive juices escape through the...