About Me 

     My Birth Philosophy                                                                                                Over the last 2 decades & have come to realize that the reverence and respect for birth as a rite of passage has been lost or forgotten and undermined by those meant to protect it. 
Many of the families I work with find themselves cautious of mainstream/institutionalized care and are wanting to reconnect with their intuition and approach pregnancy and birth as an important initiation into their parenting journey and have a strong desire for self-sufficiency in that. With this in mind, my focus is on supporting families opting to trust the physiological birthing process.

I am a mum to two beautiful daughters, both born at home.


Biography

I've worked in a public primary health care clinic for 9 years with the department of health as an administration clerk & part of my duties included baby weighing & breast-feeding support. In 2000 completed the Breastfeeding Association of South Africa’s lactation management course

I qualified as a certified doula in December 2004 after completing the birth companion course with WOMBS and in August 2009 completed their advanced doula course 

  Along with my friend and colleague Ruth Ehrhardt, I co-founded Home Birth SA. A website dedicated to information and resources on home birth in South Africa. www.homebirth.org.za


Rental agent for BIRTHWORKS

a birthing equipment rental service (birth pools, stools & t.e.n.s machines) 

2012 -2016 apprenticed to homebirth midwives following the NARM 

requirements for a certified midwifery qualification specializing in out of hospital births. 

 In February 2016 acquired certification as a Traditional Birth Attendant with the South African Traditional Doctors Association

I co-facilitate a monthly doula support group and provide online mentorship to the Cape Town Doula Support Group

Committee Member of the Cape Town Midwifery and Birth Conference a conference aimed and creating collaboration and dialogue between those using the South African maternity services and care providers offering these services.

 I also serve on the advisory board for the Compassionate Birth Project

2019 - trained & registered as a Mama Bamba Doula

2024 to date assistant to True Midwifery & WellMama Collaboration - 

a collaborative school of motherhood & midwifery


2021- deregistered with all formal governing bodies 

to fully support birthing families' autonomy.

as a Doula/ Traditional Birth Attendant 

2010 to date

On Call Birth Assistant to home birth midwives