Nelson and Blessing’s story

Flore shares her story of having two boys born with clubfoot 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. Flore […]

Lister’s Clubfoot success story

Trust the process 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. It takes Lister and her mom, Sedi Maseruka, two hours of travel each way to reach the experts at the Tygerberg Hospital clubfoot clinic for treatment. Sedi is […]

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. “We were just happy that the reason for the clubfeet was genetic and not […]

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. Speaking about her daughter’s birth and clubfoot diagnosis four years ago, she says: “I thought I did something wrong and that it was all […]

Luca’s clubfoot champion story

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 could do. He was born prematurely at 35 weeks […]

Clubfoot success story: Ponseti treatment in Tanzania

Donald was born on April 16th, 2015. While his mother was overwhelmingly excited to greet him for the first time, she was deeply concerned when she noticed that his feet were turned inward. Donald has a twin brother who was born just minutes before him and when comparing his feet to his brother’s, it was […]

Running, jumping Anthony

When my wife was 16 weeks pregnant, we went for a 4D scan to check the sex of the baby. It was then that we were told that our baby had clubfeet. Between then and the birth we were given a consultation with a physio at Royal Free Hospital, who explained everything and scheduled it […]

There is help available

STEPS introduced the Ponseti method for clubfoot treatment to North West Province after a 2014 training. We are so proud of their achievements. Previously, mothers were had to travel for hours with their newborns every week, sleeping overnight in hospital corridors to get their children help. Now excellent treatment is available in their town thanks […]