My name is Khabonina Yende, in 2014 God blessed me with my baby girl. Her name was Hlelolwakhe, she was born at 26 weeks old, she was in NICU for 3 months. At first, I thought I was the only one in this situation, one of the sisters showed me a family room. I was welcomed by all of the staff. I even found other mothers there that were in the same situation, so the support I got in the family room was so big....

On 13 September 2014 I gave birth to a baby boy at Chris Hani Hospital. I was in pain before I gave birth but, when I saw my son, I was thrilled, not knowing that he wasn’t well. The nurse took him to the NICU ward, after an hour the doctor informed us of his condition. I was shocked and confused since this was my first baby. The nurses took me to another room where I managed to relax and rest....

My name is Glenda Nombulelo Ratyie, I live in Diepkloof. I’m a mother of three, twins whom both passed away and a 7-year-old daughter....

Thank you very much for holding my hands tight from day one until today. It was on the 02/06/2014 at CHRIS HANI BARAGWANATH HOSPITAL, when I gave birth to a premature baby girl, who was weighing 960g because I was 20-24 weeks....

My name is Portia Mudau, I’m from Limpopo. My son is Thendo Tshisikhawe, he is 9 years old. I came to Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital for the first time in 2021 August, we were transferred by Tshilidzini Hospital, then I got introduced to RMHC for the very first time- it was 2021 August- I can’t remember the date....

I am Lufuno Radzilani from Thohoyandou, Limpopo. I came to Johannesburg when I was 38 weeks pregnant because in Limpopo there are no gynaecologists. My pregnancy was big, on the 28th of September 2021, on a Tuesday at Rahima Moosa Mother & Child Hospital, I gave birth in a c section to a bouncing baby boy, I fed him and held him in my arms....