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Reweaving the Soul of Childbirth

Restoring African Spiritual Roots of Midwifery
Buch | Softcover
182 Seiten
2026
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd (Verlag)
9781997448044 (ISBN)
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Reweaving the Soul of Childbirth is a tribute to indigenous midwives who continue to uphold traditional birthing wisdom in the face of institutional neglect. Mmatshilo Motsei draws upon ancestral guidance, academic inquiry and her lived experience as a trained midwife and spiritual healer to contribute to thegrowing body of work that seeks to decolonise maternal health in South Africa.

Reweaving the Soul of Childbirth is both a searing indictment of obstetric violence in the nation’s hospitals and a platform for the voices actively countering cultural erasure and humanising a sacred life-giving ritual.

Dr. Mmatshilo Motsei is a social scientist, midwife, healer and writer who is committed to honouring indigenous healing practices. Rooted in African spiritual traditions, her work bridges critical scholarship with ritual and ceremony. As a founder and executive director of Afrika Ikalafe Pluriversity, Motsei invites individuals and organisations into a deeper inquiry of how we can decolonise our minds, our wombs and our institutions. With a background in nursing and psychology, she brings a rare integration of clinical knowledge and indigenous wisdom to issues affecting African lives. Her decades-long commitment to social transformation has seen her work across government, academia, and grassroots movements while centring lived experiences and the ancestral knowledge of rural women. A published author of influential works such as Hearing Visions Seeing Voices and The Kanga and the Kangaroo Court: Reflections on the Rape Trial of Jacob Zuma, she continues to be a vital voice in reimagining justice and leadership in Africa and beyond.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.1.2026
Verlagsort Johannesburg
Sprache englisch
Maße 136 x 212 mm
Gewicht 500 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe Hebamme / Entbindungspfleger
Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-13 9781997448044 / 9781997448044
Zustand Neuware
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