Yolanda Masehela's Birth Story It's a boy! Third time around!!! His name is Tshepiso Jordan Masehela, born via c-section, November 2021. My name is Yolanda Masehela and this was my first c-section after three natural births. Tshepiso was born two weeks before my 40 weeks of pregnancy, because in [...]
Birth Options Series - Elective Cesarean Section Welcome and thank you for listening! In this episode we interviewed Amy, who chose an Elective C-Section for the birth of her firstborn. Amy lives in Jeffreys Bay and is married to Silvino. She is a professional wedding photographer and loves [...]
Birth Options Series - Birthing With A Doula Welcome and thank you for listening! In this episode we talked with Birthing Doula Beverley Chigwanda. As a Birthing Doula Bev’s utmost aim is to give families, who have given her the honor to be part of their journey, a [...]
Birth Options Series - A Normal Vaginal Delivery With Epidural Welcome and thank you for listening! Epidural fact-file There’s good and bad news, and there are points to ponder… Epidurals are the most common form of pain relief in private South African hospitals. You’ll lie curled on your [...]
Birth Options Series - Birthing In A Government Hospital Welcome and thank you for listening! In the next episode of the ‘Birth Options Series’ we will be talking about giving birth in a Government Hospital. For many women this is the only option available for them, and it [...]
Ra'isa Hathey-Jaffer's Birth Story Firstly thank you to the recent posts on positive births and wanting to bring back the norm of natural, beautiful and powerful births. I'd like to share my beautiful birth, the one who made me a mom, and ignited a flame inside - the [...]
Birth Options Series - Water Birth At Home Welcome and thank you for listening! Danielle (37) is wife to Cordy (39) and homeschooling mom to 4 children. Naomi (11) is adopted, Lucas (9) was born in the hospital, Lisa (6) & Noah (4 months) were both born at [...]
Birth Options Series - Natural Birth & Non Medicated Methods Of Pain Relief Welcome and thank you for listening! Ruwaida Moola trained as a General, Community, midwifery & Psychiatric nurse at Coronationville Nursing College and later did advanced Midwifery & neonatology and Nursing Education at the University of [...]
Exclusive Breastfeeding And The Working Mother, Can It Be Done? Welcome and thank you for listening! One of the biggest threads for exclusive breastfeeding up till six months, is the fact that women need to go back to work. In this episode Dr Margreet Wibbelink talks with Refilwe Nompumelelo [...]
Did Mother Nature Let Us Down? Story Time With Sheree And Ricky Stone Welcome and thank you for listening! We love real life stories! This time I chatted with a new mom and dad, Sheree and Ricky Stone. They share about their experiences being pregnant, learning to wait for [...]
