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Recordings of the 2019 Sensitive Midwifery Symposium, held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Midwives and birth workers gathered around the theme: Maternity Care, The Midwife Way

The Sensitive Midwifery Symposium is one of Africa’s largest and most prestigious midwifery and perinatal conferences, initiated in 1996 by the Sister Lilian Centre, which specialises in midwifery, pregnancy, birth and parenting education and advice.
The Sensitive Midwifery Symposium aims to make a positive difference to midwifery, maternity, and child care while celebrating the professions involved. It offers you a unique and innovative blend of expertise updates, advocacy of sensitive care, challenging of harmful practices, exposure to relevant complementary health fields, encouragement of professional morale, and professional inspiration.
Vision and Mission for Sensitive Midwifery ~ Dr Margreet Wibbelink
Finding Balance in Your Midwife and Personal Lives ~ Sofia Puente
National Department of Health Guidelines for Maternity Care ~ Dr Lawrence Chauke
Scaling-Up of Clinical Midwifery in the Public Sector ~ Dr Margreet Wibbelink
Comparing Homeopathy to Allopathy in Midwifery Practice ~ Ian Wheeler
The Endocrinology, Anatomy and Benefits of Physiological Birth, and the Value of Mobilisation in Labour and Birth ~ Else Vooijs
Key Traditional Midwifery and Indigenous Knowledge Messages ~ Prof. Tendani Ramukumba
Nutrition, Substance Use & Exercise – Research Update for Midwives ~ Sharon Marsay
HIV/TB, Circulatory System Disorders, and Metabolic Disorders ~ Prof. Tendani Ramukumba
Innovative Teaching Methods and Video Demonstrations ~ Elsje Vooijs
A Midwife’s Mind-Body Wellness Matters ~ Sister Lilian
Postnatal Depression ~ Nicole Healy
Evidence & History of Complicated Birth, the Time-Honoured Midwifery Way ~ Else Vooijs
WORKSHOP: Slow Progress of Labour, Fetal Distress & Occipitoposterior Position ~ Dr Margreet Wibbelink
Getting Practical: Shoulder Dystocia and Breech Birth ~ Else Vooijs
An Obstetrician’s Personal Story ~ Dr Clifton Piek
Postpartum Haemorrhage: Midwife Prevention and Management ~ Sister Lilian
Advances in Neonatal Care ~ Dr Tanusha Ramdin
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