Objectives:

To educate women, families and communities to understand what respectful maternity care means.
To empower communities to know the rights and responsibilities of pregnant women.
To support families and communities to recognise the value of companionship and partner support, and identify referral pathways for concerns related to mistreatment, gender-based violence and child protection.

Questions/key issues to be covered:

Foundations of Respectful Maternity Care
Companionship and birth preparedness
Male and partner involvement during pregnancy.

Video 

Speakers:

Dr Nonhlanhla Ignatia Ndlovu
Deputy Director-General for HIV, AIDS, TB, and MCWH, National Department of Health, South Africa.

Dr Sithembile Dlamini-Nqeketo
Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal Child & Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) World Health Organization (WHO) South Africa

Prof Simone Honikman 
Director, Perinatal Mental Health Project (PMHP)

Ms Joyce Mahuntsi 
National Maternal Health Lead

Ms Jane Sebidi
Deputy Director for Mom Connect at the National Department of Health

Mr Ndumiso Mdayi
Founder and Director of Never Give Up Academy School of Excellence

Ms Carol Tladi 
Social Work Policy Manager in the Victim Empowerment and Prevention of GBV Directorate, working as the manager of the Gender-Based Violence Command Centre. National Department of Social Development