Neighbourhood Midwives

continuity matters

Media release 31 October 2018

Successful NHS maternity service seeks to support mums-to-be from all backgrounds

Healthcare commissioners are to explore how mums-to-be from a wider range of backgrounds can benefit from a successful maternity care service in Waltham Forest.

Parents of babies born under the care of the borough’s Neighbourhood Midwives have given the service a glowing report.

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Carolina’s birth story

As the months passed during my pregnancy, I started thinking more and more about the type of birth that I wanted to welcome my baby into the world. Many girlfriends used the word traumatic to describe their birthing experience and I was sure there was another way to birth.

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Starting Out As A Caseload Midwife

WELCOME HOME’… They were the words of a friend who understands my need to work in caseload midwifery in response to me sharing that I’d been to my 1st birth with my new team back in September.

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Do we choose birth or does birth choose us?

The process of creating, growing and giving birth to a new human being is a minor miracle for everyone involved. As a private midwife I have had some amazing experiences with a wide range of birth choices and surprises over the years.

There are many ways of giving birth, some are chosen and some choose us. What is critical is that each woman feels she has played an active part in this process and that her views have been heard and respected. Then she will feel positive about her experience and will not suffer feelings of failure, disappointment or guilt.

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