10/04/2026
There is nothing in medicine quite like this moment.
The room was full of effort, focus, and a kind of quiet courage that only mothers know. And then; a first cry. And everything changed.
This is what I get to do.
Not just deliver babies. To be present at the exact second a family becomes whole. Watch a mother see her child for the first time. Watch a father realise nothing will ever be the same again.
I do not take it for granted. Not once. Not ever.
To the beautiful Shaikh family; thank you for letting me be part of your beginning. Watching you hold your little one for the first time is something I will carry with me.
This is the work. This is the privilege. This is everything💜
- Dr. Esther Rockson
Obstetrician · Gynaecologist · Aesthetic Gynaecologist
Busamed Hospital, Modderfontein | Linbro Park