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New mum says pole dancing helped her get “back to normal” just days after birth
When she fell pregnant with baby number three, she vowed to keep her fitness up and attended pole ...
No training, no gloves: 72-year-old helps desperate Zim moms deliver their babies
“I never trained as a midwife. I started by befriending pregnant women at the church and then eight ...
‘If all men got pregnant, it’d be taken more seriously’: Behind the scenes of ‘Seahorse’
A new feature documentary 'Seahorse' tells the story of Freddy McConnell, whose desire to have a baby and ...
Your guide to a stress-free labour and delivery
Up to 20% of women fear childbirth...
The ultimate hospital-bag list for moms-to-be
What’s in the bag?...
7 Weird things to expect in the delivery room
Labour is one of the most challenging, exciting and often downright embarrassing times of your life...
PICS: “Tiny but mighty” – World’s smallest baby to ever survive goes home!
A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to ...
Adorable! Babies born at San Francisco hospital given little crowns
A nurse at Sutter Health in San Francisco, California, crocheted tiny little crowns for all the newborns who ...
5 Reasons to consider a doula
There are many benefits of using a doula to help bring a baby into the world; like being ...
How to care for your baby’s skin straight after birth
Don’t be fooled by smart marketing. Babies need very little after they are born...
How mindfulness and gratitude helped my postpartum anxiety
That night, I nestled my hand on his back and, instead of mentally rehearsing the next day's to-do ...
Born weighing just 380g, Baby Seth beat all the odds!
Baby Seth Dreyer of Worcester, Cape Town, was born extremely prematurely by emergency caesarean section at just 24 ...
Working dads now entitled to 10 days of paternity leave
Working South African dads are now entitled to 10 days of paternity leave after the birth of their ...
WIN an all-terrain baby 3 in 1 travel system and designer backpack worth R10450 with Mühelos baby
The UK’s number one parenting event The Baby Show makes its local debut on September 28 to 30...
Revealed: The benefits and risks of having a C-section
C-sections can be lifesaving for mothers and babies but what are the potential effects?...
Your baby could be the new face of Ackermans! Enter here!
The Ackermans Baby of the Year will become the face of Ackermans, receive a photoshoot experience in Cape ...
7 Things you’ll only understand if you’ve changed a toddler’s nappy
Changing a toddler’s nappy is an entirely different experience and in honour of all those parents who have ...
So your birth didn’t go according to plan? Don’t blame yourself
When expectations of childbirth don’t match reality, women can feel like a failure – and are somehow at ...
Ouch! 5 Ways to prevent tearing during childbirth
There’s no guarantee that you won’t experience some degree of tearing during childbirth, but there are ways to ...
Heartbreaking: “We lost our newborn baby to Group B-Streptococcus Meningitis”
In March 2018, Nicolene Strydom lost her baby boy at not even a week old to a bacterial ...
