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<\/p>\nIf you are planning to make use of my services, you probably want to know more about me.\u00a0 Here are the most important things you need to know.<\/p>\n
As an internationally registered Childbirth Educator, Infant Massage Instructor, Midwife and Registered Counsellor, I believe that it is important to keep up to date with the newest research findings and trends while not forgetting the basics…\u00a0 It all started with my training at Sharley Cribb Nursing College in Port Elizabeth in 1994.\u00a0 Sharley Cribb is renowned in the Eastern Cape for it’s historical contributions to nursing.\u00a0 I completed my four-year diploma at the College and gained practical experience at the provincial hospitals in Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage, including various clinics and maternity units.\u00a0 I am a registered Nurse and Midwife qualified in general, community and psychiatric nursing.<\/p>\n
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After completing my basic nursing studies I started my career at West End Maternity and Obstetric Unit in Port Elizabeth.\u00a0 I had the privilege of taking part in preparing this beautiful unit for opening to the public.\u00a0 The deliveries at this Unit were done by nursing sisters with support for complicated deliveries by Livingstone Hospital.\u00a0 The antenatal clinic was also managed by nursing sisters and post-natal services were provided.<\/p>\n
Having gained experience in a community maternity unit, I took up a position at the St. Georges Hospital maternity ward.\u00a0 The antenatal ward and adjacent postnatal ward provided a great opportunity for further learning and experience with complicated cases and emergencies.\u00a0 It also provided me with the opportunity to learn from midwife Anna Tair, one of the best breastfeeding consultants I have met thus far.<\/p>\n
For a while I was involved in the training of student-midwives in Port Elizabeth, but also completed my internship as a Registered Counsellor (Trauma) at LifeLine Port Elizabeth.\u00a0 My special interest as a counsellor is birth trauma, trauma debriefing, screening for post-natal depression and coping skills for new parents.\u00a0 As a Registered Counsellor I am able to integrate psychological and emotional strategies for care and support into my practice as a Midwife to help new parents and provide them with the resources they need.<\/p>\n
As I continued to update my skills and training I became a Certified International Childbirth Educator<\/a>.\u00a0 I also completed the international training to qualify as an Infant Massage Instructor<\/a> and HypnoBirthing Practitioner<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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