Services
Services
Pregnancy Test
So you peed on the stick and got two lines! Eek, now what? The next step would be to confirm the pregnancy at Grace with a blood test and once over checkup. We will get in touch with the confirmed results by the end of the day! So exciting!
Birth Plan
Appointment
Come prepared for another longer appointment! This is one of our favourite appointments around 36 weeks where we go into a lot of detail about D-Day logistics and of course, most importantly, your birth plan. Any practitioner who doesn't take your birth wishes seriously should be a BIG RED FLAG! What you want for the day is essential and will affect you for the rest of your life! (not joking). As a woman, your delivery day will be one that you will never forget... ask any woman whos had a baby before:).
Lactation
Appointment
You don't have to be a mom at Grace to book this appointment. Maybe you have had a rough start and breastfeeding has started going pear shaped. We here to help! Our midwifes have lactation training and are IBCLC qualified. The sooner you iron out those early niggles the better your chances of breastfeeding success! Normally a 45 - 60 min appointment. Look forward to see you and your babs soon!
Initial Appointment
This is a thorough, usually first appointment. We dive right in and love getting to know you first. Next we will go through all things Grace; our ethos and what we stand for. We then do a thorough history taking, blood taking if necessary and assess you and baby. We also do a scan if you would like to see your babs! Lastly we give you a tour around our beautiful facility which we are so proud of! Its normally 1h15 appointment so feel free to bring a snack (babs might need it).
1-2 Week
Postnatal Appointment
So we have been through the antenatal period and birth together, highs and lows no doubt. We love to see how you are adjusting to your new role as mommy. We assess you and baby; check on breastfeeding, sleeping schedules, recovery, nutrition, mental health, exercise, contraception etc. Come with your questions! There's normally a lot, we love it and can't wait to see you and baby again!
VBAC / Trauma
Debrief Consult
With our CS rates in South Africa being one of the highest in the world (80% in the private sector), we have had many many moms come to us and tell their sad and mostly completely unnecessary CS stories. We hope through this session to empower you for your next delivery in hospital. Advocating for your rights in the birth place has unfortunately become essential and we hope to give you the tools to stand up for your rights. VBAC is definitely achievable, don't let anyone make you believe otherwise!
Follow Up Antenatal Appointment
including/excluding scan
We book appointments with you monthly to get to know you (and your partner) well and pick up on any abnormalities should they arise. The choice is yours whether to have scans or not. This is normally a 30-40 min appointment.
6 Week Postnatal Appointment
including Papsmear
For some who don't do vaccinations with us, this is the last official appointment at Grace and marks the end of our journey together. 6 weeks is the end of the confinement period and is usually when the mist starts to rise for moms, they really start getting into their own motherhood groove. We will do a papsmear and last once over with you and your precious poppet. We will get in touch with you with the papsmear result. Thank you in advance for the precious journey together. We hold each one of you in our hearts...
Baby
Vaccinations
We do vaccinations for all babies from birth to 18 months. You dont need to be a mom at Grace to book this. Avoid the long clinic ques; come at your time and you will be done quick quick.
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Look forward to meeting you and your baby!
Midwives make our world a better place.
Not only for birthing mothers, but for families, for babies, for children, for grandparents and communities.
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Our care is rooted in relationship and the acknowledgement that both parent and provider can offer wisdom and experience to each other. While we bring our years of experience, we recognise that the birthing mother knows their body better than anyone else in the world.
We are patient, resilient, brave and gentle. Not afraid to get dirty and forgo sleep to walk the fine line that birth often demands. We are privileged to serve and love you. Thank you to all our moms who trusted us so far, here is too many more happy moms and babies!
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- Grace Birthing Centre Team