Partnership supports pregnant mothers

Johannesburg - Following an event in which Balfour mall partnered with the Flourish programme to support mothers, the project’s franchisees will host classes for pregnant mothers from 2 July at the centre.

The recent Mother’s Day event brought together organisations that work with women and address their issues, such as People Opposing Women Abuse and Vuna.

Flourish is a programme of the Grow Great campaign, a network of pregnancy classes that support moth- ers in the first 1 000 days of a child’s life. The antenatal classes focus on topics that include healthy pregnancy, breastfeeding, bonding with baby and antenatal depression.

Flourish franchisee Nodumo Makaza says the community comprises of mothers from all walks of life with a goal to raise healthy babies.

“This initiative is crucial in empowering mothers in communities which previously did not have access to antenatal classes. It helps them to learn more about healthy pregnancy.