Symposium 2022: Midwifery Movement Matters – Johannesburg Day 1 & 2

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On The Agenda: Wednesday 4 May 2022

• Midwifery Movement Matters
• Life goes on with COVID – Update & Message from National Department of Health
• Midwifery Profession & Direct Entry Midwifery Education – are we moving forward?
• Message from the South African Nursing Council – an update on CPD
• Medical Induced Prematurity – What are we doing to our babies and future generations?
• Workshop: Sensitive Midwifery Momentum in the Birthing Space 
  • Natural Birth vs Vaginal Birth – a more excellent way
  • How can we support Physiology with Epidurals and Inductions?
  • Sensitive Cesarean Section
  • VBAC on the rise – how do we safely manage it?
• The status quo of mandatory Newborn Basic Life Support training in South Africa
• Delayed cord clamping, knowledge of and implementation in maternity obstetric units?
• Baby & Child: Breastfeeding Progression
• Antenatal Education as an essential tool for Women Empowerment

On The Agenda: Thursday 5 May 2022

• Maternity Care is a Team Sport, with Midwives being the Centrepiece – It’s time to play right
• Impact of Covid on Pregnancy, the (unborn) Baby, and Health Care Professionals
• How to practice confidently in a ‘Fear of Litigation’ loaded Birth Environment
• Estimated Due Date Questioning – Ultrasound Guidelines
• Implementation of the New Maternity Case Records
• Workshop: Young Midwives Making Moves
  • Private Sector
  • Government Sector
  • Independent Practice 
  • Education & Academics 
• Pelvic Floor & Sexual Health
• Doula’s as an integral part of the birthing team
• Thermoregulation, what midwives know and they ought to know
• The Sensitive Midwifery Approach – a Solution to the Maternal Health Crisis