Antenatal Care

Early pregnancy Support Appointment

For women under 12 weeks of pregnancy.

This can be an emotionally challenging time, especially if you have had any previous early pregnancy loss or fertility treatment. Opportunity to meet and discuss and offer support in early pregnancy; managing symptoms such as nausea & vomiting, aside from general advice re diet & exercise, & where to obtain reliable early pregnancy reassurance scans.

Full pregnancy check-up

Midwife Care offers appointment’s aimed at providing midwifery support and advice for any stage of pregnancy.

Full midwifery check up, support and information specific to the stage of your pregnancy.

Plenty of time to chat to a friendly midwife and ask questions etc as well as antenatal preparation regarding birth options, labour preparation, parenting skills and infant feeding

Should there be any concerns regarding your Antenatal wellbeing, with your consent, referral can be made directly to your NHS care provider for Obstetric review.

Client feedback

“Midwife Care attends at home and provides a delightful one whole hour (or more if you want it) to carry out the routine pregnancy check up, as well as go through any concerns I may have had at the time….so good! Highly recommended!”
Seeing Midwife Care on a regular basis in my pregnancy made me less anxious.  I really enjoyed the one to one aspect of midwifery, with un-rushed appointments.  I also liked the continuity of care and developing a relationship with my midwife, as well as telephone access to my midwife for any concerns I had in between appointments.”

“My husband & I  were so impressed with how Helen supported us as a whole family. Her support  made a phenomenal difference for our family.”

Labour Support

Most regrettably, Midwife Care is not currently offering Labour/birthing  support services. This is because there is no Commercial Professional Indemnity Insurance available to us Independent Midwives for “intrapartum” (birthing) midwifery care that I consider to be an “adequate” level of cover.

Antenatal and Postnatal Indemnity Insurance thankfully is readily available.

Client feedback

“Helen was amazing and she has a fine ability to collaborate and communicate with the NHS midwives and staff, in a very open and relaxed manner.”

Postnatal Care

Generously timed Midwifery postnatal health check for both mother and baby

• Advice and support regarding new parenting skills and feeding
• Valuable opportunity to reflect and discuss birth experience
• Help understanding your baby’s needs
• If full package, Newborn Blood Spot Screening test and weighing of baby

Bespoke care meeting the needs of you and your baby, and getting you off to the best possible start postnatally!

“Postnatally, the highlight was when we returned from the hospital, Helen was there waiting to help settle us into our home.  The postnatal package was a real comfort to us.  She offered advice on everything relevant – breastfeeding, sleeping support, post birth support for me physically as well as to our newborn”    

“Having had Helen’s support post-birth with our first child we didn’t hesitate to call on her assistance for baby number 2!”

Birth Debrief session

Opportunity to meet to discuss your birthing experience; however long ago that may – recent or some years ago! Clients can obtain their birthing record from the NHS ahead of the appointment, and then we meet to look through the notes & review them together. From my perspective as an experienced midwife, it requires a listening ear, & sensitivity, as emotions often run high! This is oh so normal! Excellent opportunity to talk through what over time has been bothering you, as well as  celebrating the wonders of childbirth! Clients report that it is very helpful in understanding clinical decisions and the unfolding events of your birthing process. Helpful for both the birthing woman & her partner! Many report how therapeutic it is, especially if perhaps the events are traumatic.

“The support that Midwife Care gave helping us bebrief the birth of our son was invaluable! The explanations on my Emergency Caesarean and its necessity were very reassuring.  It helped greatly to come to terms with the events and to process the traumatic event.  Helen demonstrated a very  personal engagement and in-depth level of knowledge.  We specifically would recommend Helen because of her expertise, compassion and empathy that she showed to us as our Independent Midwife”