Maternal Love is Vital for Normal Childhood Development
In Europe at the beginning of the 1900s, orphanages had shockingly high mortality rates caused by infections like pneumonia and...
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midwifecafe
- Aug 18, 2020
- 2 min
Waiting for Birth in a Red Tent
I truly believe that all low-risk women should be able to have the choice of being supported by a midwife who will provide individualised...
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midwifecafe
- Aug 11, 2020
- 3 min
Skin-to-Skin and Bonding
The first hour after birth is a magical time for the mother and baby to begin the process of bonding. Research has shown that what...
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Professional Postpartum Care Providers
- Aug 9, 2020
- 2 min
National Women's Day: 09-08-2020
by Jacky Bloemraad-de Boer Today, 64 years ago the women of South Africa sent a public message that they would not be intimidated and...
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Professional Postpartum Care Providers
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
Postpartum Care during a Pandemic
by Jana Belter Being a Postpartum Care Provider is a unique job. For most of us, it doesn’t really even feel like a job. It is a calling,...
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Professional Postpartum Care Providers
- Feb 20, 2020
- 1 min
Why professional postpartum care?
Can you imagine that someone comes to your home to take care of you in the first weeks after your baby is born?
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midwifecafe
- Aug 5, 2016
- 1 min
Living like a Swallow
"Africa gets under your skin... and eventually, like most prodigal children I returned, even if it is as a swallow."
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