The radical birth keeper
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ด ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ.
For some expectant parents, the opportunity to enjoy a more intimate, natural birth experience at home โ supported by a trusted midwife โ is sought after. And that was true of a Cape Town couple who secured the services of a โmidwifeโ recommended to them by a local businesswoman.โฏ But within hours of labour, and as their unborn baby went into distress, they realised the person in whom theyโd placed all their trust was not what they believed her to be. And theyโre not alone. Carte Blanche investigates how this self-styled โbirth keeperโ has so far escaped accountability.