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The Birth & Baby directory

Find a midwife, doula or allied health professional near you

Are you looking for a midwife or doula, find a professional in your area. Every professional listed is a member of a Sensitive Midwifery network. Choose your province, then narrow 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

What do you need?

Where are you?

Who is listed

Two networks, one directory

The independent midwives and the doulas and allied health professionals of the Sensitive Midwifery networks, listed together by province.

Heather Pieterse

Independent midwives

Midwife-led care, from pregnancy to the early weeks

Private practising midwives across South Africa, including members of the Private Practicing Midwives Alliance (PPMA).

  • Antenatal care and classes

  • Home, water, birthing unit and hospital births

  • Postnatal care and breastfeeding support

Tamryn Schmahl

Doulas & allied health professionals

Support around the birth and the months after

Doulas and allied health professionals who work alongside midwives and families.

  • Doula and birth support

  • Breastfeeding and lactation support

  • Classes, home visits and virtual consultations

Browse by province

Choose your province

Each province has its own listing. Pick yours to see everyone who practises there.

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

Who is listed

Every professional here is a member of a Sensitive Midwifery network

Independent midwives, doulas and allied health professionals, with a profile page, a map link and a direct phone number.

How it works

Three steps to the right professional

Step one

Choose your province

Or Online / Nationwide for virtual consultations and services across the country.

Step two

Narrow by service

Filter the listing by what you need, from antenatal classes to postnatal care.

Step three

Call or visit

Every profile carries a direct phone number, the practice address and a map link.

Services you can filter by

What you can search for

The twenty services in the directory, grouped the way the listing filters them.

Pregnancy & birth

Antenatal careAntenatal classesLabour & birth careHome birthWater birthHospital birthBirthing unit / birth houseVBACSensitive C-sections

Baby, family & women's health

Paediatric care & nursing servicesFamily planningFertility & preconceptionWomen's healthUltrasound & scans

After the birth

Postnatal careBreastfeeding & lactation supportDoula & birth supportHome visits

How you meet

Virtual consultationsOther education

For professionals

Are you a midwife, doula or birth professional?

Members of the Sensitive Midwifery networks are listed here, with a profile page, a map link and a direct line for families to reach you.

PPMA

Private Practising Midwives Alliance