Neighbourhood Midwives Independent Collective!
An amazing group of like minded independent midwives who provide complete continuity of care and support each other so that you have complete peace of mind.
We cover all of London and areas around Southampton, Hampshire and M3 corridor.
Keeping the Neighbourhood Midwives dream alive.
Full care packages, ante and postnatal only and postnatal only. Home and hospital birth.
Fully insured!
For general enquiries try 07956418586,
Originally from the US, I am new to the NHS healthcare system and wanted an extra bit of security knowing I would have continuity in care with certified, experienced midwives.
Neighbourhood Midwives played the most significant role you can imagine in my birth story. I wasn’t planning on a home birth, but when Leonie came to the house to assess me I had moved through the first stage of labour much more quickly than anticipated and was fully dilated. Leonie made the call to stay home, and I must say I was relieved. I instinctively knew that things had moved quickly, and I was more comfortable being at home. Leonie brought in Tess to support, and they were both supported / shadowed by Ellie (a student midwife).
I grew up hearing stories of my birth at home, in the depths of Battersea, with the local community midwife caring for my mum and arriving on her bike at 2 in the morning. It was Mum’s 42nd week of pregnancy, I was a castor oil baby. Call the midwife indeed.
A lovely birth story, baby Caspar born in the living room whilst his big sister slept along the corridor. For those who read my post about being an on call midwife, this birth got a little mention! Michala Marling.
We found out we were expecting twins, our third and fourth babies at an early pregnancy scan at 7 weeks (which I was offered due to a miscarriage three months earlier). To say we were shocked is an understatement - it took several weeks for the news to sink in, and emotions ranged from horror to excitement as I had 3 year old and 2 year old boys already. The prospect of four under five was very daunting!
A home water birth makes a big difference to the experience of the woman but also to other members of the family. One client told this story of her experience.
“As it got darker, Toby lit candles and dimmed the lights. He had been wonderful throughout, bringing me drinks and holding my hands through every surge, reminding me how to breathe and repeating affirmations that we’d used in our hypnobirthing relaxation practise throughout pregnancy.’
