Dr Jevani Govender Specialist Paediatrician

21/03/2026

A blessed Eid 🤲🙏🌙⭐️ to all our Muslim patients and their families.
Wishing you a beautiful day filled with love of family, peace and prosperity ✨️

05/03/2026

Denmark just took a major step.

They are moving to end the “cry it out” method after a nationwide review and more than 700 psychologists raised concerns about potential risks to brain development and attachment.

Let that sink in.

Over 700 psychologists.

The study looked at what happens when babies are left to cry for extended periods. Researchers linked prolonged crying without response to elevated stress hormones and possible long term impacts on brain development and emotional bonding.

And honestly?

None of this surprises me.

We have known for years that babies are not manipulating. They are not testing you. They are not trying to control the house at 2 AM.

They are signaling.

A baby’s nervous system is immature. Their stress response system is still developing. When they cry, cortisol rises. When they are comforted, their system regulates.

That regulation is not weakness. That is brain wiring.

Responsive caregiving helps build secure attachment. Secure attachment supports emotional regulation, resilience, and cognitive growth long term.

This is not about shaming parents who have used certain methods. Many parents were told it was the gold standard. Many were exhausted and doing their best with the information they had.

But we are allowed to grow when the science grows.

Denmark’s decision reflects something bigger: a shift toward understanding early childhood through a neurological and psychological lens, not just a sleep schedule lens.

Sleep matters. Parents matter. But so does how a baby’s developing brain processes stress.

There are gentle, responsive sleep strategies that do not require ignoring distress. There are ways to support sleep without compromising connection.

And at the end of the day, babies are not meant to self soothe in isolation.

They learn to regulate by being regulated.

That is biology. That is attachment. That is development.

We are not creating dependence. We are creating security.

And secure children eventually become independent adults.

If you responded to your baby at 2 AM even when you were exhausted…

You were not creating a bad habit.

You were wiring a brain.

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03/03/2026

Please take note of this media release by the Obstetrician and Gynaecologist South African body and the Colleges of Medicine SA around sanitary pads and their unfounded link to cancer

16/02/2026

16/02/2026

Dear Parents, I would like to inform you that I have extended my consultation hours at our Ballito Rooms from 11:00 to 17:00 on Tuesdays. Please note that my Durban North Rooms will be closed on this day. Many thanks, Dr Jevani G

13/02/2026

I got a visit from one of my beautiful 😍 little one's today. Miss Jaharia Bachen loves coming through, sometimes as often as weekly 😊 just for a visit and a hug, but today she brought a special valentines 💝 surprise along with her 💖 💕 ✨️. She is just too precious.

Thank you for the spoils, sweetheart 😘 and thank you to Janesha Bachen and Shane Bachen for giving us an opportunity to share this beautiful journey with you from Day 1, and all the little spoils along the way, they are not needed, but they are definitely appreciated 😊 and loved.🙏

12/02/2026

Thank you for the visit David Reign 💓💕🥰 and to Adelene Kleynhans and Mr Maduray for making this beautiful video 📹 and allowing me to share 😊

29/01/2026

An open invite to all expectant parents in the area.
The first one of our new and regular Antenatal Classes to be held by Netcare Umhlanga Maternity Ward and it's staff and doctors.
Please call to reserve a spot as place is limited.

31/12/2025

From our home to yours.... Happy New Year 🍾🎉✨️🙏. May this year hold your cup overflowing with love, happiness, family, good health and prosperity in all aspects.
Love ❤️ from Dr J, Magz and Luna 🐶

30/12/2025

Dear Parents, Our rooms will be closed from Dec 31, 2025, to Jan 12, 2026. We remain available for emergency in-hospital calls. Wishing you Happy New Year. Dr G

11/12/2025

NB! OUR ROOMS ARE CLOSED 12 DEC - 16 DEC, Doc is available for in hospital emergencies
DR G

11/12/2025

Good Afternoon dear Parents and Guardians please take note off the foll:
Our consulting rooms are closed from the 12 - 16 December 2025 re opening on the 17 December 2025
I am however available for in hospital emergencies.