About Me 

I've seen the birth landscape change so many times over the past 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 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 high desire for self sufficiency. With this in mind, my focus is on supporting families opting to trust their physiological birthing process.



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. 

 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 - 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