What does Mamatoto mean?

What does Mamatoto mean?

“Mamatoto” is a Swahili word meaning ‘motherbaby,’ reflecting the idea that mom and baby are not separate people, but rather one, connected entity.

What is in a midwife’s birth kit?

A birth kit contains items like cord clamps, sterile gloves, mesh underwear, plastic-backed pads, and other basic medical supplies. Your midwife will carry reusable, sterilized supplies to supplement what you have purchased.

What is the professional name for midwife?

Both a doula and a midwife are professionals that assist a woman in the birthing process.

What do midwives do in postnatal care?

Midwives offer postnatal care in hospital, including: helping you with breastfeeding and settling your baby. showing you how to bathe your baby and change nappies. administering pain relief if needed (or organising a doctor to provide it)

What does Toto mean in Swahili?

Little Child
Toto (1931–1968) (a.k.a. M’Toto meaning “Little Child” in Swahili) was a gorilla that was adopted and raised very much like a human child. A. Maria Hoyt adopted the baby female gorilla orphaned by a hunt in French Equatorial Africa in 1931.

What is the difference between a midwife and a doula?

There is one significant difference between a midwife and a doula. Midwives provide medical care for you during pregnancy, birth, and the immediate postpartum period. Doulas provide you and your family with emotional, informational, and physical support during pregnancy, birth and the immediate postpartum period.

Can a midwife do an ultrasound?

The first Midwife Sonography Examination was given by the ARDMS in 2017. Midwives are increasingly adding ultrasound as a skill to their practice. The reasons are many, e.g. to be able to make bedside diagnoses that matter in overall care of the women in their care.

What kind of care do Mamatoto midwives offer?

You can choose a range of care options with Mamatoto Midwives. We offer Antenatal care, Mamatoto Birth Retreats, labour and birth care in your chosen environment of Home or Hospital. We also offer postnatal care.

What is the history of Mamatoto midwifery?

Mamatoto Midwifery began in 2002. We offer nurturing journeys, holistic gentle care, and beautiful beginnings to the following areas: Please contact Brenda at [email protected] to find out what services are available in your area. In Swahili “Mamatoto” means Mother & Baby as one word.

Why choose a midwife?

Women are learning that pregnancy and childbirth are normal, health processes, not diseases. And they are finding out that they and their families can benefit from the care of a midwife. The Midwives Model of Care includes prenatal visits and �hands-on� care throughout labour, birth and right after.

What is the Midwives Model of care?

The Midwives Model of Care includes prenatal visits and �hands-on� care throughout labour, birth and right after. It results in less chance of complications, fewer interventions, and a healthier birth for you and your baby.