Why Choose Me as Your Midwife | Guided By You Midwifery

Experienced midwife with the time to listen and the heart to care

Why Choose Me as Your Midwife?

Choosing your midwife is about more than qualifications and experience. It is about finding someone you trust, who listens to you and who understands what matters to you.

Pregnancy, birth and becoming a parent are incredibly personal experiences. I believe the care you receive should feel personal too.

As a private midwife, I have the privilege of having time to get to know the women and families I care for. Not just their medical history, but their hopes, worries, previous experiences, preferences and the things that are important to them.

My role is not to tell you how you should give birth. It is to provide experienced, evidence-based midwifery care, help you understand your choices and support you in making decisions that feel right for you.

Midwifery Was a Choice I Made With My Whole Heart

I came to midwifery later in life, after having my own children.

For me, becoming a midwife was not simply a career I fell into. It was something I actively chose because I knew it was what I wanted to do.

I trained because I had a genuine passion for supporting women and families through pregnancy, birth and those first weeks with a new baby.

That passion is still very much there today.

After more than 12 years working as a midwife, I still feel incredibly privileged to be invited into such an important and intimate part of someone's life.

I Have Time to Listen

Sometimes what someone needs most is to feel properly heard.

I want to know what you are thinking, what you are worried about and what you would like from your care.

There are no silly questions, and you should never feel rushed or embarrassed about asking something that matters to you.

Having time together also means we can talk things through properly rather than trying to squeeze an important conversation into a few hurried minutes.

You Will Know Your Midwife

Continuity of care is one of the things I value most about independent midwifery.

Instead of repeatedly meeting someone new and having to explain yourself again, we have the opportunity to build a relationship throughout your care.

I get to know you, and you get to know me.

By the time your baby is due, I understand your history, your preferences, your worries and what helps you feel safe and supported.

That familiarity can be particularly valuable during labour and birth, when having someone beside you who already knows you can make an enormous difference.

My holistic approach means caring for the whole of you, helping you feel safe, heard, cared for and supported. That feeling of safety and trust can help create an environment that supports your natural oxytocin and the physiology of birth, while keeping you and your baby at the heart of my care.

Your Choices Matter

There is no single "right" way to have a baby.

You may be planning a home birth, preparing for a hospital birth, considering a caesarean, hoping for as little intervention as possible, or simply trying to understand all of your options.

My job is not to make those choices for you.

I will give you honest information, explain the evidence, talk through benefits and risks and give you space to ask questions.

Then we make your care guided by you.

Experience Without Judgement

Over the years I have cared for women through straightforward pregnancies and births, complicated pregnancies, home births, hospital births, inductions, caesarean births, unexpected changes of plan and everything in between.

Experience has taught me a great deal clinically.

It has also taught me never to assume that I know what matters to somebody simply because I have cared for someone in a similar situation before.

Every woman is different. Every family is different. Every birth is different.

You deserve to be treated as an individual.

When Birth Doesn't Follow the Plan

Birth can be wonderfully unpredictable.

Sometimes the birth you hoped for happens exactly as you imagined. Sometimes circumstances change and decisions need to be made that you had not expected.

Good support matters in both situations.

If plans change, I will help you understand what is happening, explain your options and continue to advocate for you to be involved in decisions about your care.

A change of plan does not mean that your choices stop mattering.

Care That Respects Who You Are

Your care should take account of more than your pregnancy.

Your culture and faith, family, previous experiences, personal beliefs and preferences may all influence what feels important to you during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.

I will never assume that I know what you want based on your background.

I would much rather ask.

If there are traditions, religious practices, cultural considerations or personal wishes that are important to you, we can discuss them and incorporate them into your care wherever possible and safe to do so.

Clinical Care With Kindness

Being a good midwife requires clinical knowledge, judgement and the ability to recognise when something needs further assessment.

But I don't believe those things should come at the expense of kindness.

You can provide safe, professional care while still being gentle, reassuring, respectful and human.

Those qualities matter to me enormously.

Support Doesn't Stop When Your Baby Arrives

The hours and days after birth can bring just as many questions as pregnancy did.

My care can continue into the postnatal period, supporting your physical recovery, emotional wellbeing, feeding, confidence and your baby's wellbeing.

Sometimes you need clinical care.

Sometimes you need reassurance.

And sometimes you just need someone experienced to sit with you and say, "Let's go through this together."

Professional, Experienced Midwifery Care

I am an experienced, NMC-registered midwife with more than 12 years of midwifery experience.

My practice combines professional, evidence-based midwifery care with the continuity and time that independent care allows.

If something falls outside my scope of practice or needs further medical assessment, I will always be open with you about that and help you access the appropriate care.

Independent midwifery should complement safe maternity care, not separate you from it.

Is My Care Right for You?

You don't need to decide that from reading a website.

Choosing a midwife is personal, and I think it is important that we both have the opportunity to talk before you make that decision.

That is why I offer a free 20-minute consultation.

You can tell me what you are looking for, ask me questions and get a feel for whether I am the right midwife for you.

There is no pressure to book.

Sometimes you simply need to have a conversation and see whether it feels right.

Get in Touch

If you are considering private midwifery care and would like to find out whether I could be the right midwife for you, please get in touch.

I provide personalised private midwifery care across London, Essex and Hertfordshire, including antenatal care, birth support and postnatal care.