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The Birth & Baby directory

Find a midwife, doula or allied health professional near you

Looking for professional, sensitive care during pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum? Every professional listed is a member of a Sensitive Midwifery network. Choose your province, then narrow your search by the service you need.

Andrea Swart
Lerato Maboea
Heather Pieterse
Frane Clarke
Tamryn Schmahl
Janay Alexander-Gilchrist

Some of the midwives and doulas listed in the directory

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Heather Pieterse

Midwives

Midwife-led care during pregnancy, birth & beyond

Midwives and birth workers, including members of the Private Practicing Midwives Alliance (PPMA).

  • Antenatal care and classes

  • Home births, water births, hospital births, and birthing units

  • Postnatal care and breastfeeding support

A doula supporting a woman in labour

Allied health professionals

Support during pregnancy, labour and postpartum

Allied health professionals who work alongside midwives and families.

  • Doula and birth support

  • Breastfeeding and lactation support

  • Classes, home visits and virtual consultations

Midwives are all about community!

Each midwife comes from a community, works in a very special community of growing families, influences the development of society through her/his community involvement, and is part of a professional community too.

Browse by province

Choose your province

Each province has its own directory of listings. Pick yours to see all professionals who practise in your area.

Pretoria · Johannesburg · Randburg

Cape Town · Somerset West · George

Durban · Verulam · Pietermaritzburg

Gqeberha · Queenstown · Mthatha

Bloemfontein · Bultfontein · Phuthaditjhaba

Emalahleni · Lydenburg

Polokwane

Klerksdorp · Brits · Potchefstroom

Coming soon

Virtual consultations and services across South Africa

For professionals

Are you a midwife or maternity care professional?

Sensitive Midwifery offers midwives and associated maternity professionals and facilities a range of membership options, aimed at supporting each member professionally, emotionally and with a sense of community. There’s an option for you, no matter who you are or in which maternity care setting you fulfil your daily tasks – independent midwifery; state or private hospital midwifery and maternity care; independent birth houses and active birth units; antenatal or postnatal care; associated care professions like doulas, lactation consultants and baby massage therapists; training institutions; and others.