Protea Midwifery Birth Unit & Services
Protea Birth Unit

Birthing at Protea Birth Unit

‎”If I don’t know my options, I don’t have any.”

Our beautiful Protea Birth Unit is located in Northcliff, Johannesburg. Our Birth Unit is fully equipped for anything and everything relating to natural birth and its possible complications.

We have two private rooms for labouring and birthing in, as well as the option of a water birth. Here you and your partner will recuperate after the birth until the midwife discharges you.

 

If a Caesarean section becomes necessary the mom would have to be transferred to a hospital. Our Birth Unit is a wonderful option if you do not have a medical aid or you do not want to  birth in a private hospital. 

Sr Victoria Black

Owner and founder of Protea Midwifery Birth Unit & Services

Photo gallery of the Protea Birth Unit

A home away from home

“Birth matters. It brings us into being, on many levels.”

Having a birth in our Birth Unit, feels like a familiar and comfortable environment, thus minimizing the stress to a labouring mother, which means that labour has the chance to progress without interruption and with a reduction in pain. It’s also a more intimate setting, which may appeal to some moms who have specific religious or personal reasons.

We encourage you to hire a Doula, who is a (non-medical) professional that offers support for women during labour and birth. Research has shown many advantages to using a Doula in labour. She also does not replace your partner in any way, but works on supporting both of you. We also encourage parents-to-be to refer to our supportive services for holistic care throughout your pregnancy, birth and postnatally.

We will also ensure a transfer to a hospital facility in case an emergency arises. Any woman who has an uncomplicated pregnancy is a good candidate for our birth unit. A mother who has previously had a normal vaginal delivery with no complications is also a good candidate. A mom who has previously had a Caesarean section and wants a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean) is not a candidate for our Birth Unit and we would birth at a hospital. 

births photo gallery

Hospital Birth

“Giving birth should be your greatest achievement not your greatest fear.”

As we are a Private Practice, we as Protea Midwifery have birthing rights at two private clinics in Johannesburg;

 

 

You will need to enquire with your medical aid (or pay as a private patient) for all the hospital facility fees/deposits. Protea Midwives will do the delivery, usually with a back-up midwife present. Your gynaecologist will be on stand-by during the labour, should any complications occur, and a Caesarean section become necessary.

We encourage moms to hire a Doula and we also encourage parents-to-be to refer to our supportive services for holistic care throughout your pregnancy, birth and postnatally.