Her research interest is Maternal and Child Health. She is also a lecturer for Midwifery and Neonatal Nursing at the University of Venda. A lot of Dr. Maputle’s research studies were focused on Maternal and child health.: Some of the findings from Dr. Maputle’s studies facilitated the formulation of pregnancy prevention interventions and made midwives aware on the importance of implementing Batho Pele principles when providing care during childbirth. Conducting the research on childbirth issues further stimulated her interest on contributing to education and learning of students on Midwifery content.