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Ask a Cape Town Midwife: Q & A with Susan Lees of Birth Options Midwifery Team
In an effort to spotlight exceptional birth professionals for expectant parents researching their options, I’ll be interviewing some of the best I work with (see the complete on-going series here). We have incredible midwives in Cape Town, but not nearly enough. Every woman should have access to a midwife if she desires one. So as a […]
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Outdoor Maternity & Newborn Session {Lina & Eduardo} | Cape Town Pregnancy Photographer
Lina & Eduardo came to Cape Town from Angola to get married and now have their baby and wanted their maternity & newborn sessions at some iconic locations. Who says you can’t have an outdoor newborn session as long as the weather permits? We start at Llandudno Beach and continue on to Kirstenbosch gardens. Here’s just a […]
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Gorgeous Tokai Forrest Family Maternity Shoot { Tiphaine } | Cape Town Family Maternity Photographer
Tiphaine hired me for her son’s maternity & newborn session and now… he’s the big brother! They await their next child this winter. So we met up in Tokai Forest as the sun was setting for not just a maternity session but really a full family session. When a baby is born, a whole family […]
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Gentle Twin C-Section with Double Delayed Cord Clamping at Panorama Mediclinic {Anine & Karli} | Cape Town Birth Photographer
9:02 pm. The responsibility sank into my bones within seconds like a dead weight. Almost 10 years of photographing births and I was facing a first I had never envisioned with only one minute to mentally adjust. I was about to capture the birth of not just one child, but children, whom neither of their […]
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The History of Professional Birth Photography in South Africa | As Told By Alda Smith & Marysol Blomerus | Your Pregnancy Magazine
In Africa we have a proverb, ‘If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Years ago, we chose collaboration over competition. We fought hard for friendship and respect instead of insecurity. By doing so we were able to grow the art of birth photography in South Africa […]