Cape Town – Thursday, 4 June 2026

07:00-08:00 Registration 

08:00-08:30 Opening 

• Sensitive Midwifery: Reflections to Inspire Future Generations of Midwives ~ Dr Margreet Barnardt 

08:30-10:15 Antenatal Care

• Anaemia in Pregnancy: Why Iron Matters ~ Sr Karin Davidson 
• Supporting Women Through Smarter Microbial Care ~ Jason Stewart 
• A Buteyko-Informed Approach to Natural Childbirth Support ~ Janay Alexander-Gilchrist   
• New Approaches to Predicting and Diagnosing Pre-eclampsia ~ Prof. Sue Fawcus 
• Q&A Discussions 

10:15-11:00 Coffee/Tea and Exhibition 

11:00-13:00 Intrapartum Care

• Collaboration for Safe and Effective Midwife-Led Care ~ Angela Wakeford & Dr Belete Woldu 
• The Benefits of a Doula in the Birth Room ~ Lisa Houghton 
• Breech Training: Why it Matters ~ Susan Lees
• Bringing Sensitivity Back in the Private Sector ~ Louise Esterhuyse
• The Impact of the Sensitive Midwifery Approach ~ Giselle Hartnick 
• Supporting Natural Approach to Women’s Health in a Medicalised Environment ~ Panel Discussion

13:00-14:00 Lunch and Exhibition

14:00-16:30 Postnatal Care

• PPH: What Everyone in the Healthcare Profession Should Know ~ Dr Bongi Rubushe-Ngwenya
• WHO Advanced Midwifery Prototype Curriculum for Africa ~ Prof. Mariatha Yazbek
• Bridging the Gap in C-section Born Babies with Synbiotics ~ Kath Megaw
• Pregnancy Associated Acute Kidney Injury ( PrAKI) ~ Prof. Erika Jones
• Implementing EMOTIVE ~ Sr Kaeki Raphela