Labour is as the word states – Hard Work, and it generally lives up to its name. However, to keep labour in perspective, it may be tiring but it is the best-rewarded work you will ever undertake. Knowing that there is hard work ahead of you...
Creating a baby together is nothing short of a miracle – and will be one of the most important decisions of your life. Your baby is created from two cells – and with much cell division and growth they develop into a miniature person. In...
By Merlyn Glass – Genetic nurse counsellor – NHLS University of Witwatersrand Genetic Counsellors attend to people who either have an inherited or genetic condition themselves, or have had a baby with an inherited condition, or who are at risk to have a baby with such...
By Barbara Hanrahan – Midwife and Educator Childbirth is not an illness. Neither does the birth of every baby have to be a medical procedure. Fit, healthy women can have the choice of being active and participative in the birth of their babies. Most women already have...