Mzansi Mamzi

Mzansi Mamzi Midwife | Trainee Doula • Port Elizabeth • Pregnancy & beyond • Home Birth • Hospital Birth Support

These ladies are amazing, love to share and support each other xxDid you know that Dora Nginza hospital needs 300+ kanga...
07/06/2026

These ladies are amazing, love to share and support each other xx
Did you know that Dora Nginza hospital needs 300+ kangaroo pouches a month for premature babies?
Send me a DM if you'd like to get involved 🫶🏻🫶🏻

What a special day as our Doula program at Dora has officially begun 😄👏🏻With mom’s permission, here is a photo one of th...
25/04/2026

What a special day as our Doula program at Dora has officially begun 😄👏🏻

With mom’s permission, here is a photo one of the little people born on my shift 🥹

This precious baby’s mom was induced at 38 weeks due to gestational hypertension. After working so incredibly hard, and managing to walk around the ward, she birthed her baby naturally with minimal intervention.

Birthing on your back isn't easy, and while we always hope moms can move freely and choose the positions that feel best, the ward setting can sometimes make that challenging. Even so, the strength and determination shown by this mom was truly inspiring.

We’re so grateful for the dedicated staff who work tirelessly to support moms and ensure the safe arrival of their babies 🤍

A little over a week ago, I was in that space of excitement and nerves, waiting for the call that a mom was ready for he...
03/04/2026

A little over a week ago, I was in that space of excitement and nerves, waiting for the call that a mom was ready for her birth. I was checking my phone constantly just to make sure it was not on silent.

The call finally came at 1am on a Tuesday morning, but it was not the news we were hoping for. Mom had started bleeding and needed urgent care.

Within two hours, with the amazing team at Greenacres Hospital, mom had an emergency caesarean and both her and baby were stable soon after, with no further emergency care needed.

This was not the birth anyone had planned. Mom had not even gone into labour yet, which makes us even more grateful that she was in the right place at the right time.

The days that followed were filled with a lot of processing. Mom, dad and granny caring for the little one at home, all working through what happened. Talking through expectations and reality, and learning how to hold both gratitude and disappointment at the same time.

Mom is doing beautifully. Baby needed a bit of extra help with breastfeeding in the beginning, possibly because of the intensity of her arrival, but just one week later they are doing so well and settling into a good rhythm.

To this special family, thank you for allowing me to walk this journey with you and for showing what it looks like to hold both gratefulness and grief at the same time.

Celebrating World Doula Week 2026 🫶🏻This is a very special year for me as I celebrate World Doula Week 🤍I had the privil...
28/03/2026

Celebrating World Doula Week 2026 🫶🏻

This is a very special year for me as I celebrate World Doula Week 🤍

I had the privilege of having a doula at both of my boys’ births, and in 2025 I completed my own doula training through Wombs. That journey has deepened my appreciation for the incredible role doulas play.

With so much confidence, I now encourage every woman to consider having a doula, especially for a hospital birth, but just as beautifully for a home birth too.

A doula supports a woman in one of her most vulnerable and sacred moments. She brings calm, reassurance, and helps strengthen the bond between partners as a family is being formed.

Now, as a private midwife, it is such an honour to work alongside doulas; and to be an ambassador for the work they do.

Celebrating doulas this week and always 🤍

Very interesting talk from Sensitive Midwifery about the gut microbiome 🧬🦠
19/03/2026

Very interesting talk from Sensitive Midwifery about the gut microbiome 🧬🦠

10/02/2026

Pregnancy awareness month kicked off with a very special antenatal class at 🫶🏻🩷!

Pregnancy awareness month kicked off with a very special antenatal class at 🫶🏻🩷!
10/02/2026

Pregnancy awareness month kicked off with a very special antenatal class at 🫶🏻🩷!

This is so special, thank you Pumi 🫶🏻
12/11/2025

This is so special, thank you Pumi 🫶🏻

Hey, Ansie here 👋🏻I’ve called Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) home for almost 5 years now. I grew up in Roodepoort, spent a ye...
11/11/2025

Hey, Ansie here 👋🏻

I’ve called Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) home for almost 5 years now. I grew up in Roodepoort, spent a year Aupairing in Scotland, and studied 4 years BCUR Nursing at UJ. After several years working as a professional nurse in hospitals and clinics (even as a theatre sister rubbing shoulders with amazing midwives at Genesis in Jhb ) I decided to become a stay-at-home mom.

While at home, I learned website admin work, which gave our family the flexibility and move to Vanderbijlpark.

I’ve been married for 15 years to my wonderful husband, Travis, and we have two boys. Both of my births were with midwives. My first with the lovely Sue King at Genesis , and my second, seven years later, a beautiful home birth with Michelle van der Westhuizen. (My birth stories are definitely a post for another day 😄)

Experiencing my own home birth was the spark to return to midwifery. In 2023 I completed the Sensitive Midwifery Course and a six-month coaching program with Magreet Barnardt.

Over the past two years, I’ve had the privilege of stepping back into the birthing world here in PE. Connecting with local doulas, assisting Michelle as a backup midwife for home births, and gaining experience at Heart for Alternatives Care Centre, where we offer pregnancy tests, counseling, and support for women in crisis. This year, I’ve also started offering antenatal classes for the centre’s moms.

So that’s me in a nutshell 🥜.
Oh, and if you’re ever up for an open water ocean swim 🌊 in our beautiful bay, I’m your girl 😉

As for what’s next… I’m still finding my way as a private midwife in PE, but I hope to offer:
🤰 Antenatal care
🏡 Home births
💆‍♀️ Doula support for hospital births
👶🏻 Postnatal and breastfeeding support

Drop me a follow if you'd like to see how I get on with this endeavor, OR if you are birth worker in PE; let's connect ☕️!








🌿 Mzansi Mamzi 🌿Hello, my name is Ansie Lima, a midwife & trainee doula.I'm venturing out as a health professional to en...
26/10/2025

🌿 Mzansi Mamzi 🌿
Hello, my name is Ansie Lima, a midwife & trainee doula.
I'm venturing out as a health professional to encourage the heart of birth: supported, informed, and empowered.

Mzansi mamzi is a new start for my private midwifery practice, showing support for other woman-led care in PE & work at the NGO, Heart for Alternatives.

I'm venturing out after 10 years working behind a laptop to start offering women antenatal & postnatal care, home birth, and or doula for hospital birth.

It is my desire to find the beauty of natural birth, to remind women that birth can be safe, empowering, and sacred when the right support is in place. My hope is to create space for real conversations about birth options, and how health professionals can work together — midwives, doctors, doulas, and mothers — to give women the care they truly need.

Every woman deserves to feel seen, heard, and equipped as she journeys into motherhood. 💛

I hope to share insights, birth wisdom, stories, and resources that honour both tradition and evidence-based care; all with a deep love for our Mzansi mamas.

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