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Articles below contain a wealth of evidenced based information to help you make informed choices during pregnancy, birth and early parenting.

Alternatives to Plastic Umbilical Cord Clamps

Below is what the usual umbilical cord clamp used by most South African Hospitals. This kind of umbilical cord clamp is quite big, clunky and sometimes can cause discomfort for the baby if it

Cord Care without Surgical Spirits

Surgical Spirits, or rubbing alcohol, is still routinely used in South Africa as the standard method of caring for the umbilical cord despite many other countries (such as the United Kingdom) discontinuing the practice due

Homebirth

Homebirth This is a birth that happens in at a place which is not a medical facility ie. the mothers home or the house of a friend/family member. Prior to the mid-1900's childbirth always

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