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Birth & Baby Ep. 102 - Birth is a Life Event, Not a Disease: Navigating Choice and Complexity with Lilo Mthembu
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In this episode, I sat down with Lilo Mthembu, a private midwife based in Johannesburg who views her role in birth work as a true ministry. Lilo shares her deep-seated philosophy that pregnancy and birth are natural life events rather than medical conditions, advocating for every woman to begin her journey with a midwifery-led, natural approach.
We dive into the vital role of the midwife as the "expert in the normal," trained to identify exactly when a natural process requires medical assistance. Lilo explains the importance of the collaborative…
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