After qualifying in March 2011, Sally worked as a hospital midwife, community midwife and a caseload midwife. She is a qualified hypnobirthing teacher and has a keen interest in optimising women’s birth experience, regardless of where or how they choose to birth. Sally's passions are; physiology, kindness, women’s choices and physiological breech birth. A piece of Sally's heart lies in ‘FreMo’ a birth centre in Kawangware – Nairobi – She has volunteered, supported and fundraised since 2012 and hopes to visit again one day.
new born baby with teddy

World Prematurity Day: Understanding and Supporting Premature Babies and their Parents

Every year, on November 17th, World Prematurity Day is observed to raise awareness about the challenges faced by premature babies and their families. Premature birth, defined as birth before 37 weeks of gestation, affects millions of infants worldwide. In this blog, we will explore the reasons behind premature births, discuss important considerations when caring for

Why not let us help you relax in labour

Now I make no apology to be talking on the subject of relaxation yet again, but it is an important subject when it comes to child birth! Let me explain an adaption your body has that allows us to stop our babies being born until we feel safe and out of danger. When you are fearful and anxious your body immediately activates the nervous system to produce adrenalin. The adrenalin release is to enable you to either fight or to run away from this “threat”. 

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