By Barbara Hanrahan – Nursing sister and midwife, masters in midwifery, SA certified perinatal course developer Do you know you can have a vaginal birth after a previous caesarean birth? (VBAC)? Research has proven that this is possible – with about an 84% to 91,3% rate for...
By Anchen Verster - Registered nurse, midwife, SA Certified Perinatal Educator – SACPE, wife, mother to 4 children including a set of twins As the Gynae moved the probe over my 12-week abdomen my husband opened his mouth to say something but the doctor, needing a...
By Hettie Grove – Nursing sister advanced midwife, SA certified perinatal educator, SA certified lactation consultant Tummy time is when a baby lies on his or her tummy for developmental play and its one of the biggest gifts you can give your child. The best news...
(This article is also available in an audio format) By Hayley Joy Weinberg - from Hayley Joy Boutique, who creates clothes for plus-size, odd-size and regular size women. The styles and fit are beautiful and flattering for pregnant women of all shapes. Her boutique is in...
(This article is also available in an audio format) By Tina Otte – registered nurse and midwife, internationally certified childbirth educator Until recently, the prevailing scientific habit has been to treat the earliest period of human development - from conception to birth, as an insensitive, unconscious, period...
(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...