Sacred role of the father in childbirth rituals
04/06/2025
Ways of Being Born: Tracing the Footprints of Birth in Africa
R280.00
‘What we need is not the idealisation of one model over another, but a deeper interrogation of the ethical consciousness that underpins caregiving. Central to this is the practitioner’s awareness of their sacred role: the moral, spiritual, and social responsibility involved in holding, witnessing, and ushering a new life into the world. It is this consciousness that provides the most meaningful counterpoint to obstetric violence and the dehumanising effects of a failing maternal health system.’
What happens when an African midwife is trained in Western colonial biomedical practice under apartheid? What price does she pay when her training and education undermine or disregard Indigenous knowledge of birth practices in Africa and their spiritual weight? Told with the author’s characteristic courage, clarity, and humility, this book follows her journey of healing and reintegration as she visits remote rural communities to learn at the feet of elders.
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