DEVON BASED INDEPENDENT MIDWIFE
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SERVICES
Comprehensive
Antenatal, birth & postnatal midwifery care. £8,850
Third Trimester Onwards
Antenatal from 34 weeks, birth & postnatal care. £7,600
Antenatal & Postnatal
Antenatal & postnatal care, not on call for birth. £4,250
One Off Appointment
2 hour appointment, in home or online. £150
Birth Reflections Session
3 hour birth trauma debrief, in home or online. £200
Payments plans available and will be arranged as part of contract.
I offer means tested discounted rates for one off appointments, postnatal packages and birth reflections sessions.
Contact me for more information.
I live in South Devon and can travel up to 90 mins, covering Devon and parts of the surrounding counties.
All appointments are in your home unless you choose a virtual consultation.
I have good working relationships with local NHS trusts and value the importance of collaborative care to enhance choice and safety.
COMPREHENSIVE
£8,850
ANTENATAL
Booking
12 - 28 weeks: 4 weekly
28 - 36 weeks: Fortnightly
36 weeks - Birth: Weekly
Approximately 15 appointments, depending on when you give birth, up to 2hrs each.
Available for telephone support outside of these appointments.
LABOUR & BIRTH
On call for your birth from 37 weeks.
I only take a small caseload of clients so that I can ensure I will be at your birth. If you should need to attend hospital during your pregnancy or birth I can accompany you as an advocate and or birth support.
Second birth attendant also on call and present for your birth
Use of birth pool, tens machine and Entonox
POSTNATAL
Frequency of appointments will depend on individual needs
Appointments up to the first 6 weeks.
THIRD TRIMESTER ONWARDS
£7,600
ANTENATAL
34 week on; Booking
35 weeks - Birth: Weekly
Approximately 8 appointments, depending on when you give birth, up to 2hrs each.
Available for telephone support outside of these appointments.
LABOUR & BIRTH
On call for your birth from 37 weeks.
I only take a small caseload of clients so that I can ensure I will be at your birth. If you should need to attend hospital during your pregnancy or birth I can accompany you as an advocate and or birth support.
Second birth attendant also on call and present for your birth
Use of birth pool, tens machine and Entonox
POSTNATAL
Frequency of appointments will depend on individual needs.
Appointments up to the first 6 weeks.
ANTENATAL & POSTNATAL
£4,250
ANTENATAL
Booking
12 - 28 weeks: 4 weekly
28 - 36 weeks: Fortnightly
36 weeks - Birth: Weekly
Approximately 15 appointments, depending on when you give birth, up to 2hrs each.
Available for telephone support outside of these appointments.
POSTNATAL
Frequency of appointments will depend on individual needs.
Appointments up to the first 6 weeks.
ONE OFF ANTENATAL OR POSTNATAL SESSION
£150
What a one off session could be used for;
ANTENATAL
If you are under NHS care but need an extra level of support to navigate your choices and decision making around proposed recommendations and interventions. I can also be an advocate for you during obstetric consultations if necessary.
You may be planning a freebirth but have some questions and concerns and would like to speak to a professional who will support you to look at what safety means to you.
You may not feel that your needs are being met during your pregnancy or postnatally and need some specialist compassionate, dedicated time to make sense of what you need.
POSTNATAL
You may need more support with feeding, sleeping and maternal health advice following your birth. I am not a lactation consultant but have decades of experience in supporting breastfeeding as a midwife and La Leche breastfeeding counsellor.
If you require more than one postnatal appointment, I can discuss an affordable package of care.
BIRTH REFLECTIONS SESSION
£200
Sessions for those who have experienced a traumatic birth, or trauma in pregnancy or early parenthood.
People experience birth trauma for a number of different reasons, and everyone’s individual experiences are valid.
Birth trauma can have profoundly negative impacts on your mental health Speaking to a professional about confusing or upsetting thoughts and feelings about your pregnancy, birth or parenting is recommended.
Please contact me to discuss if this session is right for you.
ANTENATAL & POSTNATAL
From my extensive experience in supporting individuals and couples who have experienced trauma in the perinatal period (perinatal refers to pregnancy, birth and postnatal). I have developed a successful approach to enable initial or continued healing. This session is not intended to replace other forms of mental health support and I am not qualified to provide a diagnosis. However talking through your birth with a trained midwife to help you understand what happened and start your healing process is known to be very beneficial.
I don’t recommend a session prior to 6 weeks postnatally as this allows normal cognitive processing to occur.
A birth reflections session can support birth preparation if you are pregnant or decision making around conception. As birth trauma can affect decision making with future pregnancies and birth.
BEFORE BOOKING
Prior to a session I ask you to complete a booking form with information about your birth and what you hope to gain from the session.
If you would like to go through your pregnancy and birth notes during the session, which can be helpful but is not essential. These notes will have to be obtained from the hospital in which you gave birth. You can contact me for advice about obtaining your notes.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BIRTH TRAUMA