One family, two clubfoot babies, two successful Ponseti treatments
Shaakira has walked the clubfoot journey twice – once when she discovered that her daughter, Zaheerah, was born with clubfoot, and again earlier this year when her son, Mustaqeem, was born.
Ziauddin’s clubfoot journey makes a difference to more children’s lives
Khatija’s baby, Ziauddin, was two days old when she found out that he had clubfoot in his left foot.
Clubfoot treatment setbacks and successes
We first met baby Tshepo in February last year at the STEPS supported clubfoot clinic at Pelonomi Hospital in Bloemfontein. The doctor confirmed that Tshepo had been born with one clubfoot. It was the first time that Tshepo’s mom had seen clubfoot as it is not really spoken about in her community. She was very worried that it had been caused by something she had done in her pregnancy.
Footnotes January 2017
January 2017 Dear Ponseti friend, As STEPS starts a new year of supporting children born with clubfoot in southern and east Africa, I reflect on the past year of opportunities, successes and challenges. Every year of life is rich with experience, and running an NGO requires so much emotional input and hard work that it’s […]
Ponseti parties: STEPS celebrates a year of clubfoot success stories
As we head to the end of 2016, STEPS celebrates another year of helping children stand on their own two feet with Ponseti parties at our South African partner Ponseti clubfoot clinics, and Ponseti Races in Johannesburg and Cape Town. There was cake, there were balloons, and – most importantly – a lot of smiles, fun, […]
Parties and Ponseti Races: STEPS events in Cape Town this week
We are celebrating another successful year of Ponseti treatments at STEPS, along with patients, parents, grandparents, siblings, doctors and nurses. We plan to celebrate in style with cake, balloons, decorations, and the people who work tirelessly to help change the lives of hundreds of children born with clubfoot. It’s a busy week for STEPS! Here’s […]
Luca’s clubfoot champion story
Luca’s clubfoot champion story, told by his mother Liesl: ‘I went for my normal 22 week scan at my gynae. During the scan I could see something was bothering her, and after consulting with another doctor she confirmed that our little boy had clubfeet! It was agonising because during my pregnancy there was nothing we […]
Witness: Ponseti training workshop at Grey’s to tackle clubfoot
STEPS recently conducted a training workshop at Grey’s Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, on the Ponseti Method of treating clubfoot. The Witness featured an article on this workshop, which you can download by clicking on the image below.
