Wednesday 4 May 2022

OPENING

08:00 – 08:30

SESSION 1

08:30 – 10:15

• 08.30 – 08.50 – Midwifery Movement Matters – Dr. Margreet Wibbelink
• 08:50 – 09:15 – Keynote address: Life goes on with COVID – Update & Message from NDoH – Ms E. Mokaba
• 09:15 – 09.45 – Message from South African Nursing Council – Update on Continuous Professional Development – Dr. Joyce Muswede
• 09.45 – 10.10 – In Memorandum – Dr. Elgonda Bekker – Task shifting in maternity care – the changing face of scope of practice
• 10:10 – 10:15 – Housekeeping

TEA

10:15 – 11:00

SESSION 2

11:00 – 13:15

• 11:00 – 11:30 – Medical Induced Prematurity – What are we doing to our babies and future generations – Dr. Carol Malunga

11:30 – 13:10

• 11:30-11:35 – Workshop: Sensitive Midwifery Momentum in the Birthing Space – Marie van Heerden
• 11:35 – 11:55 – Natural Birth vs Vaginal Birth, A more excellent way – Heather Pieterse
• 11:55 – 12:15 – How we support Physiology with Epidurals and Inductions – Susan Bolke
• 12:15 – 12:35 – Sensitive Cesarean Section – Melanie Kearney
• 12:35 – 12:55 – VBAC on the rise – how do we safely manage it?
  – Lilo Mthembu
• 12:55 – 13:10 – Expert Panel
• 13:10 – 13:15 – Housekeeping

LUNCH

13:15 – 14:15

SESSION 3

14:15 – 16:15

• 14:25 – 14:50 – The status quo of mandatory Newborn Basic Life Support training in South Africa
  – Dr. Ida du Plessis
• 14:50 – 151:5 – Delayed cord clamping, is it implemented in maternity obstetric units? – Akhona Shosha
• 15:15 – 15:40 – Baby & Child: Breastfeeding Update, Are we progressing? – Refilwe Maponya
• 15:40 – 16:05 – Education, An essential part of Antenatal Care – How is it best achieved? – Marie van Heerden

CLOSING

16:15 – 16:30

Thursday 5 May 2022

OPENING

08:00 – 08:30

SESSION 1

08:30 – 10:15

• 08:30 – 8:55 – Maternity Care is a Team Sport, with Midwives being the Centerpiece – It’s time to play right – Dr. Howard Manyonga
• 08:55 – 9:20 – Keynote address: Impact of Covid on Pregnancy, the (unborn) Baby and Health Care – Professionals – Dr Bongi Rubushe
• 09:20 – 09:45 – How to practice confidently in a ‘Fear of Litigation’ loaded Birth – Environment
  – Dr Ida Du Plessis
• 09:45 – 10:10 – Estimated Due Date Questioning – Ultrasound Guidelines – Jackie Dawson

TEA

10:15 – 11:00

SESSION 2

11:00 – 13:15

• 11:00 – 11:30 – Implementation of the New Maternity Case Records – Joyce Mahuntsi

11:30 – 13:10

• 11:30 – 11:35 – Workshop: – Young Midwives Making Moves – Sebabatso Tsaoane
• 11:35 – 11:55 – Moving with Legality – Sylvia Hamata
• 11:55 – 12:15 – Moving into Independent Practice – Lindokuhle Tshabalala
• 12:15 – 12:35 – Moving With and Inspiring Excellence – Kagiso Tukisi
• 12:35 – 12:55 – Moving Despite the Odds – Mbali Tshabalala
• 12:55 – 13:10 – Expert Panel
• 13:10 – 13:15 – Housekeeping

LUNCH

13:15 – 14:15

SESSION 3

14:15 – 16:15

• 14:25 – 14:55 – Pelvic Floor & Sexual Health – Marlinde de Vries
• 14:55 – 15:30 – Doula’s as an integral part of the Birthing Team – Beverley Chigwanda
• 15:30 – 15:45 – Thermoregulation, what midwives know and they ought to know – Dr. Zelda Janse van Rensburg
• 15:45 – 16:15 – The Sensitive Midwifery Approach the Solution to our Maternal Health Crisis
  – Dr. Margreet Wibbelink

CLOSING