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Hospital Histories: The many lives that started at Mowbray Maternity

Posted in: Child health, Healthcare system, Healthcare Workers, Latest

The modernist five-storey Mowbray Maternity Hospital sits on a swathe of Cape Town’s earliest contested colonial farm land, earmarked by Jan Van Riebeeck in 1657. Biénne Huisman visited the hospital to learn about its history and its continuing role in helping mothers and babies in the 21st century.

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Hospital Histories: The many lives that started at Mowbray Maternity

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