Bellies and Beyond

26/02/2026

Pray with us for midwiffery in South Africa! Click on the link to add your name into a timeslot.

12/02/2026

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

Last year the original founders of Genesis, along with a collaborative of midwives and doctors bought and renovated the much loved Genesis Clinic in Joburg🌀

Following positive engagement with the Department of Health and in line with the timeline given by them, we prepared with a full staff complement to launch in November of 2025 🙌

The Department has sadly spent much of the past three months dealing with public scrutiny around the Tembisa Hospital scandal and so have not proceeded with the inspection and licensing of new facilities.

We are so sorry for all the parents who had hoped to give birth here. We are here and ready to serve as soon as the Department gives us the go ahead. We urge those who can to keep the faith and to raise their voices as we ask those in power to engage once again and complete the process of allowing us to offer the standard of family centered, safe and economic maternity care that Genesis is renowned for 🌀

29/01/2026

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It’s been a hectic week with little arrivals! I attended a beautiful homebirth where this little princess already had her own castle cupboard with dresses hanging ready for all occasions! Just look at those adorable dimples!
Congratulations Tanya and Johan with your first daughter!

17/01/2026

My practice is my calling!

My dream career was never just about a paycheck.
It was always about purpose.
About showing up when someone feels helpless.
About being present when fear takes over.
Nursing is not chosen for comfort.
It’s chosen for meaning.
It requires patience when energy runs low.
Strength when emotions feel heavy.
Calm when situations are chaotic.
Responsibility when lives depend on decisions.
Nursing means caring even when no one is watching.
Listening when words are hard to find.
Helping without expecting recognition.
Giving compassion before convenience.
It’s a profession built on trust.
And sustained by heart, not ego.
Every shift teaches resilience.
Every patient teaches humility.
This path is demanding—but deeply fulfilling.
And it’s a calling worth being proud of.

09/01/2026

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27/10/2025

Yesterday was quite an adventure to get Mom and Dad to be at the clinic with all the road closures of the 94.7 Ride Joburg going right around Oxford Road. We were driving hazards on, midwife at the front, new family in the middle and then doula at the back!

Congratulations Stefan and Kirsten! I have never seen a newborn girl with such long eyelashes!

25/10/2025

Midwife led care

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23/10/2025

Genesis open day 9 Nov, see you there!

07/10/2025

236 Followers, 49 Following, 11 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Deidre Nel (.nel_bab)

06/10/2025

Hilarious video; If men could breastfeed!