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Birth in South Africa The Travelling Midwife March 17, 2011April 14, 2012 by Marianne Littlejohn

The Travelling Midwife: The Garden Route

What I would really like to hear are stories and birth experiences from women on the ground throughout South Africa, so I stopped to interview women from the area. Elsie Joemat, from a settlement near Hoekwil shared her story.

The Travelling Midwife 2011

I set off on my road trip to Kwazulunatal after the spectacular birth of Savannah to Tatum and Damien at 22h30 on Sunday evening. Tatum’s mother had given birth to all her children by caesarian section and her sister had also given birth by caesarian section. Tatum was desperate to trade this legacy for one …

Women need to prepare for natural birth in every aspect of their lives, including the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical areas of their being. A woman deserves the right to choose her companions as well as where and how she will give birth to her child.

Pregnancy and birth are normal life events for most women. To this end, interventions should be kept to a minimum wherever possible. A baby who is born gently and welcomed by warm, caring parents receives the best possible start in life.

Women who are well prepared in their minds, bodies and spirits can experience birth as a profoundly moving and empowering event.