A simple solution for a second son
Blessing Woifo is a happy and outgoing boy who is starting to stand and will soon be walking. Blessing’s mom Flore said she only found out when he was born that he had clubfoot, but it was not her first experience with clubfoot.
Lister’s Clubfoot success story
Six-month old Lister was born with bilateral clubfoot. Lister is a patient at the Tygerberg Clubfoot clinic, which is supported by Steps clubfoot care.
Amazing results in clubfoot treatment for young Riwan
When Melissa Deysel went for her 12-week ultrasound during her pregnancy, she saw that her baby, Riwan, might have clubfoot. During her 20-week ultrasound, the diagnosis was confirmed.
As she found out more about clubfoot, her reaction was one of relief.
Steps wins Gold at the 2017 Impumelelo Social Innovations Awards
Steps, a registered clubfoot non-profit working to improve the lives of children born with clubfoot, was awarded Gold at the Impumelelo Social Innovations Awards on Saturday evening, 4 November 2017, in a ceremony hosted at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town.
Drum magazine features a Steps clubfoot success story
Drum magazine recently featured the story of little Alwande Moyo, who was born with bilateral clubfoot. Thanks to the Ponseti method her life has changed.
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.
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.
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 […]
