Hypnobirthing & Home Birth Testimonial

Wednesday, 19 February 2020 / Published in Home Birth, Hypnobirthing, Meet the Midwife, Midwife, Pregnancy
One of our private midwives, Melanie Ambrose has recently helped one of our clients from Northamptonshire with hypnobirthing along with arranging a home birth and postnatal care. Out client, Kathryn, had not had a great experience with hospitals and the number of midwives she had up to her 32nd week of pregnancy. That’s when she

Hypnobirthing Story

Tuesday, 28 January 2020 / Published in Antenatal, Hypnobirthing, In The News, Midwife, Pregnancy
One of our private midwives, Melanie Ambrose has recently conducted a hypnobirthing session for one of our Christmas advent calendar winners. Here’s what they had to say about the session. “I have suffered with anxiety for most of my life and after looking in to hypnobirthing, I knew it would be beneficial for me. The

Germ Proofing Your Home With Milton Hygiene Solutions

Tuesday, 21 January 2020 / Published in Antenatal, breastfeeding, In The News, Midwife, Pregnancy
Do you think Milton is just what your Granny used to sterilise baby bottles back in the day? Well, think again! Milton have been producing hygiene solutions for baby and the home for decades and they remain a valid and cost-effective method of germ proofing your home and protecting your family. I’ve been recommending the

What Midwifery Options are available

Wednesday, 11 December 2019 / Published in Antenatal, Meet the Midwife, Midwife, Pregnancy
Private Midwives have just been featured in a very interesting article on the mother and baby website regarding the choices for midwifery once you are pregnant. Continuity of care has been shown to reduce the incidence of unnecessary interventions as well as increase the likelihood of a ‘natural’ or physiological birth. Having the same midwife

Antenatal appointments for both partners

Wednesday, 23 October 2019 / Published in Antenatal, In The News, Midwife
Our survey of 300 UK mums who have given birth in the past five years found that more than 1 in 4 women said their partner was unable to attend midwife appointments due to their workplaces not granting the necessary time off. The research also revealed that 25% of respondents said that their partner was

Where once was one, now there are two

Friday, 11 October 2019 / Published in Labour & Birth, Midwife
Have a read of this fantastic poem by our very own Melanie Ambrose

Continuity of Care – Knowing Your Midwife

Tuesday, 28 May 2019 / Published in Labour & Birth, Meet the Midwife, Midwife
Watch our video on the importance of continuity of care and knowing your midwife. We discuss the effects and the benefits of knowing your midwife from the early stages of your pregnancy, to your birth and beyond.

Are you considering using a second-hand breast pump?

Monday, 01 April 2019 / Published in breastfeeding, In The News, Midwife
In a recent article on

The Londoner – A beautiful Birth Story

Thursday, 21 March 2019 / Published in Birth Pools, Labour & Birth, Midwife
Rosie who runs the Londoner blog has written a beautiful birth story on the birth of her first child Lily. Rosie had a home birth in a birthing pool with the help of her Private Midwife (Cheryl Opinio-Fisher) – As this was her first child, Rosie had a million and one questions on what she

Hypnobirthing: can it help to ease pain and anxiety during childbirth?

Tuesday, 19 March 2019 / Published in Labour, Labour & Birth
Hypnobirthing is currently all the rage in celebrity circles, but what exactly is it and can it really help to relieve labour pains? Liz Halliday, Deputy Head of Midwifery at Private Midwives, spoke with Net Doctor about self-hypnosis and childbirth Take a look here to find out everything you need to know about the birthing