IN CELEBRATION OF MIDWIVES

The World Health Organization has declared 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. This also honours the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. (You know who she is, right?)

Making up more than half of the health workforce in many countries, including South Africa, nurses and midwives are essential to achieving universal health coverage. “Mothers and babies could see better outcomes and greater affordability of care, if our healthcare system was structured to give midwives a greater role in pregnancy management and birth,” explains Dr Howard Manyonga, obstetrician and head of The Birthing Team, an affordable maternity programme available in Pretoria, Durban, Polokwane and Johannesburg.

And best of all? Midwifesupported births cost you less. Read more about affordable birthing options at thebirthingteam.co.za for more information.