Why Homebirth?
Women who give birth at home have fewer interventions and higher satisfaction with the experience. This in turn influences the breastfeeding relationship and their bonding and attachment to their...
View ArticleSpiritual Birth Workshop Kwazulunatal 2012: The Travelling Midwife
Spiritual Birth invites workshop participants to engage fully in the process of preparing for labour and natural birth, thus connecting with universal spiritual energy and opening opportunities for...
View ArticleHome Birth: Risk and Safety
Homebirth is safe when the mother is healthy and the risks are low. A hospital is safer for birth when a mother shows signs of ill health and the risks are higher.
View ArticleThe Homebirth of Twins: Skye and Eden
Twins Skye and Eden were born in the sanctity of the home in Cape Town. Both twins babies emerged in waterbirth and parents Andre and Vivienne are superhuman!
View ArticleMidwifery and Birth Conference 2014
The midwifery and Birth Conference provides a platform for a group of midwives and women to gather together to share and collaborate on ways to improve the culture of birth in South Africa.
View ArticleThe Birth of Guillaume at Mtwana Birth Centre
Baby Guillaume was born calmly and gently at the Mtwana Birth Centre without disturbance and joined his parents Benedicte and Didier and his family of siblings.
View ArticleNatural Birth Instincts and Positions
When we interfere with the process of birth we render the love hormone oxytocin useless and we need to ask ourselves how this will affect the future of humanity.
View ArticleVaginal Birth After Caesarian – Your Human Right?
I have just returned home from attending the first Human Rights in Childbirth Summit 2015 on the continent of Africa, held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Participants included delegates, doctors,...
View ArticleWhy Home Birth? Seven South African women share their stories
For a healthy woman, home birth is an option that is not often considered in South Africa. Many women seem to desire to give birth in any number of private hospitals where their caesarian section rates...
View ArticleHealthy Earth, Healthy Birth Workshop with Binnie Dansby – April 2016
Mtwana Birth Centre is proud to present International Healer and Ecstatic Birth proponent Binnie Dansby, who has been working with breath and ecstacy for 30 years. Her workshops are designed to empower...
View ArticleHomebirth in S.A.
A homebirth can provide a birthing mother with the right environment for giving birth in ecstasy, for finding her power, for transcendence and beautiful memories , for changing the world.
View Article10 Ways to say No to Violence against Women and Children in Maternity Care
A woman who is respected and supported during pregnancy and childbirth, can achieve giving birth with confidence and without trauma. When we protect the rights of women in childbirth we protect their...
View ArticleVaginal Birth After Caesarian (VBAC) and Home Birth After Caesarian (HBAC) in...
Vaginal Birth After Caesarian (VBAC) and Homebirth After Caesarian (HBAC) are gaining momentum in South Africa and provision needs to be made for women seeking these options through collaboration of...
View ArticleTop 5 Tips for a Spiritual Birth Preparation
Top 5 tips to prepare for pregnancy and birth tells the story of a North American Indian woman and how she gives birth in the wild to illustrate how best to prepare for the birth of a baby.
View ArticleLife Has Seasons
Life has seasons and changes occur in ways and at times we least expect. Change at any age is like being born again. It is both a process of letting go and new discovery.
View ArticleCan Labour Go Backwards?
Sometimes labour and birth can go backwards, stall or slow down when the mother is tense or frightened. It is important to meet the needs of each individual woman and birth.
View ArticleAntenatal Workshop, Hilton KZN, June 2022
We are pleased to present an exclusive interactive antenatal workshop for 5 couples in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal. The focus will be to equip expecting couples with the knowledge to navigate the terrain...
View ArticleAntenatal Workshop, Hilton KZN, July 2022
We are pleased to present an exclusive interactive antenatal workshop on 24.07.2022 for 5 couples in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal. The focus will be to equip expecting couples with the knowledge to navigate...
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