Taking care of mom and the baby

 Francois du Plessis

 National Pregnancy Week this year runs from 16 to 23 February and Medi Clinics nationwide are once again participating in the Medi-Twinkle programme. Expecting mothers and their partners will be educated about pregnancy, birth and baby care. The focus will also include the role of the father throughout the entire process.

 Says Lawrene Zander, Hospital Manager at the Plettenberg Bay Medi Clinic, "Apart from making our mothers and their babies feel welcome at Medi-Clinic, we want to educate mothers and their birth partners on these responsibilities, and to guide them through this very special time in their lives." She added that despite a wealth of information available to mothers, there is still a large number of expecting mothers who do not fully understand their responsibilities in terms of the health and well-being of themselves and their unborn babies.

 Through the programme mothers and their birth partners have access to a series of antenatal classes. Here childbirth educators such as midwives, gynaecologists, physiotherapists, dieticians and chemists explain the responsibilities of parenting in a practical manner.

 The first session started last week and was attended by four Plettenberg Bay mothers-to-be.

 For further details contact Annelie Barnard Plett Medi Clinic 044 501 5100.