Empowering Birth: From Rituals to the Relax-In Sling with Karen Wilmot In this podcast episode, Dr. Margreet Barnardt (Wibbelink) hosts Karen Wilmot, a South African midwife, to discuss natural birthing and the Relax-In Sling, a tool designed to support women during pregnancy and childbirth. Karen emphasizes the universal [...]
Birthing Positions: All You Need To Know! In this captivating podcast episode, Dr. Margreet, the Birth and Baby Show podcast host, embarks on a groundbreaking discussion about birthing positions. As a passionate midwife specialist, Margreet advocates for a return to natural birthing practices, empowering women and midwives alike. [...]
Let's Talk About It series: Women living with HIV and Motherhood In this episode, healthcare professional Zanele Cekiso shares valuable insights into living with HIV, focusing particularly on pregnancy and the complexities that can arise. Zanele's extensive experience in the field provides a unique perspective, offering guidance to [...]
Let's Talk About It series: Unplanned Pregnancy This episode is part of a series: "Let's Talk About It" on The Birth and Baby Show. Dr Margreet had a candid conversation about a topic that's often left in the shadows: unplanned and unwanted pregnancies. Guest, Thandi Innocentia Radebe, known [...]
Let's Talk About It series: Breast Cancer A Story of Resilience, Hope, and Healing Breast Cancer Awareness Month serves as a reminder of the many challenges women face, as well as their remarkable strength and resilience. In this episode of the "Birth & Baby Show," we are introduced to [...]
Let's Talk About It series: Cervical Cancer We are starting a new series: ‘Let’s talk about it’ addressing the topics we rather don’t want to talk about, especially topics that are related to sexual and reproductive health as it is subject to stigma. We are kicking the series [...]
Hormonal Health for Women Jacqui Niehaus is back for a power packed interview, this time on hormonal health for women. She featured earlier in an episode on Nutrition for the (wanting to be) Mom. This time she unpacks our hormonal health and what a healthy cycle looks like, [...]
The Good Enough Mother Welcome and thank you for listening! In this episode, Dr. Margreet chatted with Claire Bracher about ‘The Good Enough Mother’. Claire Bracher has practiced as a midwife for 35 years and over this time her passion for her chosen field has broadened and deepened. [...]
Probiotics, Why Are They So Important? Experiences From A New Mom Cristina Torralbas is a first time mother and shares about her journey into motherhood. The first time her baby was sick, she was very disheartened. In her journey, she discovered the importance of a healthy microbiome and [...]
Birthing With A Midwife – Bringing It Back To Our Communities Welcome and thank you for listening! In this episode Lindo Tshabalala talks about how she is bringing Midwifery back to her Community. Lindo is a young, dynamic Independent Midwife from Soweto. She shares about her journey as [...]
