Welcome to the

True Midwifery Study Spirals


My name is Ruth Ehrhardt and I am a mother, traditional midwife, and birth attendant from South Africa.

I invite you to dip your toe into the warm and nourishing waters of True Midwifery by joining our monthly study spirals. In these monthly gatherings, we endeavour to create a safe space for birth keepers from around the world to gather, share, study, discuss and learn in a non-judgemental and oxytocin-rich space.


True Midwifery Study Spirals for 2025 are:


  • SESSION 1: 30 January - Birth Story Medicine - Healing the Story with Jenni Jones
  • SESSION 2: 27 February - Childbirth, Eros and Sexuality with Debora Stenta
  • SESSION 3: 27 March - Yoni Massage with Hannah Nichols
  • SESSION 4: 24 April - Ritual and Ceremony for Rites of Passage of Womanhood with Samara Hawthorn
  • SESSION 5: 29 May - Pre-eclampsia - Prevention & Treatment through Nourishment with Nina Rinkes
  • SESSION 6: 26 June - Breech Births with Joy Horner
  • SESSION 7: 31 July - Ancient Witch Hunting in Modern Times (a discussion addressing the attack on midwives and birth attendants in the world) with Ruth Ehrhardt and Lana Petersen
  • SESSION 8: 28 August - Soul connections to the Unborn Babies with Robyn Sheldon
  • SESSION 9: 25 September - Supporting IVF Pregnancy and Birth with Vera Dubrovine
  • SESSION 10: 30 October - The Role of Indigenous Midwives in Countering Obstetric Violence with Mmatshilo Motsei
  • SESSION 11: 27 November - Traditional Mexican Closing of the Bones with Jodi Jade
  • SESSION 12: 18 December - Group Discussion - Topic to be confirmed

The Study Spirals fall on every last Thursday of the month from 11 am – 2 pm SAST (South African Standard Time) – although subject to change due to illness or births - but we will make up sessions that are missed! 

All calls are recorded and uploaded to the platform for you to access for the duration of your subscription.

Topics include herbs and homeopathy for pregnancy and childbirth, childbirth and sexuality, traditional midwifery from across the globe, topical issues for birthkeepers, a myriad of birth stories, grief and loss, unusual births, etc. The schedule is an ongoing and organic meeting of what is being called for by the True Midwifery community. Remember, these are YOUR sessions. If you feel called to discuss of share a certain topic, please let us know and we will make a plan. Some sessions will have guest teachers and others will be run by myself or one of the members of the True Midwifery team.

All the sessions are underpinned by a strong foundation in honouring the basic needs of pregnant, labouring, birthing and new mothers and their babies.

If you would like to join our circles you can subscribe for one session (to try it out) or one year (at a discounted rate)

Get a sense of the atmosphere and community of the Study Spirals

At the last session of 2024 we asked participants to answer the question,

"What is it that you love about birth?"

Here are the responses from birth attendants from around the world

These study spiral sessions are

for anyone who wants to deepen their learning in nourishing, nurturing, honouring and guarding birth.


Be part of the ripple effect...

Choose a Pricing Option


You have the option of joining via a monthly or yearly subscription, or opting for a drop in class.


Prices are listed in three different currency groups - Euro, , GBP, US dollar and ZAR.

Please reach out if the costs are inhibitive for you - we will always do our best to accommodate and make our spirals accessible.


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Join a once off drop in session


Our upcoming drop in session will be


 Yoni Massage with Hannah Nichols



In this Yoni Massage workshop, we will meet our female reproductive worlds in curiosity & receptivity!


 

We will anchor the mind, learning the anatomy of the yoniverse (vulva, vagina, clitoris, womb, & ovaries) & understanding how our emotions connection to these various areas through the nervous system.


We will anchor the body in hands on practice. Hannah will guide the group, via audio, through a slow, intentional practice of self touch to meet the issues of the yoniverse. This practice is done completely off camera, & each suggestion is an invitation which participants can accept or reframe as their body guides them. The practice of Yoni Massage in this context means that there is no intention of orgasm, but rather creating a symbiotic relationship of mutual trust & receptivity through non-extractive relating.



Please note: This session is for women only!



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True Midwifery Listening Session with Ruth Ehrhardt

Ruth Ehrhardt - True Midwifery

Ruth Ehrhardt - True Midwifery

$85

Silent Birthkeeper: One Year Immersion (Nov 2024 - Nov 2025)

A one-year online immersion and journey exploring a pathway of True Midwifery. I have put this course together to share my own journey, learning, stories, and findings on this path of studying midwifery and being a birth attendant and mother. I humbly invite you to come, listen, learn, and share together. Together we weave our threads together, keeping the tapestry of birth and birthkeeping alive. This is a course for aspiring midwives, interested doulas, women, and mothers who want to explore and investigate for themselves whether this path is something they would like to consider further. If you are walking this path already, this is an opportunity to deepen your learning and be part of a beautiful and supportive community.

Ruth Ehrhardt - True Midwifery

Ruth Ehrhardt - True Midwifery

€1.000

Birth First Aid for Mother and Baby (SELF STUDY)

A non judgemental and home birth friendly platform for birth attendants from around the world to learn about potential issues that may arise with mother or baby at a birth and the tools and skills that may support in these situations. WHAT WE WILL COVER IN THE COURSE: - Helping Babies Breathe and Helping Mothers Survive philosophy - Creating and maintaining the basic needs of the mother and baby in an emergency situation - How to create an emergency care plan (without it causing too much adrenaline!) and support transfer to the hospital - Helping babies who are struggling to breathe at birth - Dealing with more than normal blood loss after birth - Preventing and dealing with shoulder dystocia - Cord Issues - Surprise breech - Herbs and homeopathy to support the above - Storytelling, sharing, and learning from one another’s experiences - Our own recovery (mental, emotional, and physical) - Creating a support network - Death, loss and Disability

Ruth Ehrhardt - True Midwifery

Ruth Ehrhardt - True Midwifery

$220