Meet the Team

Áine Hennessey

NMBI: 130644

My name is Áine and I have been a midwife since 2013. I trained in Trinity College Dublin and I have worked in all areas of midwifery, from antenatal and postnatal, labour wards, theatre and finally landing into home births. I spent time working in the UK and UAE as well as here in Ireland. I have worked as a home birth midwife since 2018. I currently facilitate home births in counties Kildare, West Wicklow, Carlow, Kilkenny, West Dublin and parts of Meath. I also teach hypnobirthing, baby massage and I became a fully qualified reflexologist in 2021.

My passion lies in physiological birth, empowering women and families to take control of their own pregnancy and birth experience, while offering unwavering support to the best of my abilities. Birth is the most precious time in a woman’s life, and by helping them prepare towards a positive birth experience, while facilitating the transition into motherhood and parenthood, is the most fulfilling and honouring thing to be a part of. I believe every birth has the capacity to be a positive experience, and I cannot wait to help you on your journey to meeting your baby and welcoming them into your family.

Aleanbh Cox

NMBI: 125532

Aleanbh Cox is a mother to two beautiful daughters and a registered midwife in Ireland. She trained in Trinity College and The Coombe Women’s and Infants University Hospital Dublin and graduated in 2011. She continued to work in the Coombe after graduation until early 2019.

Since late 2014, she has offered private Hypnobirthing classes to couples in order to prepare them for the birth of their baby. In 2018, she had the opportunity to use everything that she had been teaching in Hypnobirthing classes herself in the birth of her second daughter. And what an amazing experience that was!

Most recently, she completed a Spinning BabiesParent Educator training in Holland, an Antenatal Yoga training in Dublin and a baby massage course.

She is also a volunteer for AIMS Ireland and provides confidential support to women. She does this by reviewing individual women’s case notes and by providing feedback and information to allow women to gain a better understanding of their birth story. Sometimes women have precise questions about why a certain procedure was done or sometimes a review of the case notes helps to ‘fill in the gaps’.

She has joined Private Midwives Ireland in the Dublin area so that she can offer her fellow colleagues and the women they care for additional support during labour and birth of baby.

Ali Murphy

NMBI: 132933

Mother to four adult children Lucy, Kate, Dan & Anna. All born under Midwifery care in Dublin. Three born at home with Midwives.

I am working as a homebirth Midwife in Dublin since 2019. I am passionate about women centred Midwifery care.

I believe in a womans right to choose How, Where and With whom she gives birth. I trust women to make the right choices about their bodies and their babies. I believe in evidence based care.

I know that a professional relationship based on trust in the safety of a womans home is a wonderful way to birth.

Angela Cotter

NMBI: 163842

Hi I m Angela and I live in the Midlands in Ireland. I am passionate about empowering the women and families I care for to make informed decisions to have a positive birth experience. I have a special interest in sexual health and trauma.

Ann Bargh

NMBI: 163842

Hi, my name is Ann, I am a mother of 4 handsome sons who all live in the UK. I have been part of the Private Midwives Ireland team since 2019. I live in Galway, providing care to women across the West of Ireland. I adore what I do. Some call it my job, I call it my pleasure. I am passionate about caring for women on their journey throughout their pregnancy and birth. I believe everyone should be given a choice of how and where to birth and will do all I can to fulfil their wishes. I am experienced in home births, water births, VBAC, hospital support and those with previous birth trauma.

Anne McNee

NMBI: 125340

My name is Anne & I have 3 daughters, 2 of whom were born at home. I was fascinated by pregnancy & my own home births made me want to enable other women to share that most incredible of experiences. So I returned to college at 39 & became a midwife, always with the aim of working in the community. I worked in the Rotunda for 3 years and then returned to Limerick maternity in 2015.

I currently live in Ennis and run a community midwifery antenatal clinic through the HSE & also work in UMHL in the Labour Ward. I have experience in all aspects of pregnancy care & have worked as a second midwife for the HSE SECMs. I am trained in hypnobirthing & HIPE.

I believe in physiological birth, in choice, in evidence based care, in empowerment, in safety, in positivity. But mostly I believe in women & hope to be able to help facilitate women to believe in themselves. I look forward to being part of this wonderful, amazing journey with you and your family.

Aoife Hughes

NMBI: 130540

I am Aoife Hughes. I live in the South East of Ireland. I trained and worked in the UK and am passionate about Physiological birth and women’s choice.

Brenda Harkin

NMBI: 3826

Hi. I am brenda. I am proud to be part of Midwives Ireland team providing continuity of care and supporting women in their birth choices. I support mothers both at home and in hospital. I have a special interest in mental health and birth trauma. I also work as a hypntherapist, yoga teacher and baby massage instructor in Ireland South East.

Carolyn Coughlan

NMBI: 105339

In 2004, I studied Nursing in University of Limerick and straight after, went on to do my H.dip. in Midwifery in Trinity College, Dublin. There was no direct entry at that time and you had to study nursing first. When I qualified and started on the labour ward of a busy Dublin maternity hospital, it was the culmination of years of hard work.

Being a believer in the the importance of evidence-based practice and wanting to develop my skills to be as useful as I could to women, I went on to study an M.Sc. in Midwifery and later on, a Clinical Midwife Tutor qualification. The more I learned, the more I realised that while hospitals save lives, homebirth is a safe and preferable option for low risk women.

The helpful hormones involved in birthing are oxytocin and endorphins. These are produced by the parasympathetic nervous system and require a state of calm and confidence. Many women would feel more calm and empowered in their own homes rather than in the hospital setting. A surprising number of women are not aware that homebirth is an option and are excited at the prospect when they learn that it is available. It gives me great pleasure to be able to facilitate this service to empower women with more choice in birth.

To make myself as useful as possible and to support mothers to have the joyful experience I knew pregnancy, birth and motherhood could be, I qualified as IBCLC Lactation Consultant, KGHypnobirthing Instructor and a Reflexologist specialising in pre-natal care and fertility.

No two homebirths I have attended are the same, but they all give me such happiness to know that I am supporting women to have the very highest standard of care and to experience birth as joyful, empowering and sublime.

Whatever your choice, know that you have options and I am happy to help you explore these different pathways and find the way that will work best for you.

Darry Reed

NMBI: 137757

Hi, I’m Darry, I care for families chosing homebirth across Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare. Having had homebirths myself, I am passionate about supporting and empowering other women to birth at home.

I trained in the Coombe Hospital and Trinity College Dublin, and qualified in 2016. I worked in the Coombe Hospital for 6 years before leaving to work as a homebirth provider full time.

I am especially interested in supporting women through their spiritual and emotional journey into motherhood.

Emily Moffatt

NMBI: 142061

Hi I’m Emily, I am a midwife working to support families in Wexford, Wicklow and South Dublin.
I am passionate about providing evidence based care, supporting informed choice and physiological birth. The care I offer is holistic and focuses both on clinical midwifery skills and the more spiritual or relational aspects of pregnancy and birth.

Helen Coe

NMBI: 118324

I have been a midwife for a long time and I have a deep love for it. Over the years I’ve worked in the UK and Ireland, in hospitals and community settings, but I always keep coming back to home birth . I cherish the opportunity to develop relationships, share knowledge and skills and creating environments that allow intuitive birth where calmness and gentleness prevails.

I am a Hypnobirthing instructor and NIPE practitioner.

I live in an Eco Village in North Tipperary with an understanding husband, a bonkers rescue dog and pony. I particularly enjoy slow good food and playing with my grandson

Jonelle Mannion

Midwife Support Worker

I am a doula, midwifery assistant, writer, and a graduate of the Indie Birth Midwifery School. I am passionate about body sovereignty & physiological birth, and I love holding space for women to navigate the transformative portal of the birthing year.

Lena Petersen

NMBI: 173723

Hi there, my name is Lena and I qualified as a midwife in 2018. I‘ve worked in hospitals both in Germany and Ireland as well as a self-employed midwife in Germany. While I enjoy every aspect of midwifery I‘ve always felt like being able to work with women in their own homes allows me to give the support they want and need.

I‘m dedicated to empower expecting parents through education and individualised support. Every woman should get the information she needs to make informed decisions throughout her unique journey of pregnancy, birth and postnatal. With this I hope to encourage expecting mums to choose their own path so they feel supported, safe and have a positive experience.

It‘s always such a privilege to be welcomed by the families and be part of this special time.

Liselotte Hill

NMBI: 87446

Hi I’m Liselotte, I am a nurse, midwife, IBCLC, baby massage instructor and a mother of 3. I studied my nursing & midwifery in Belgium, worked there for 1 year and came to Ireland in 2002.

I live in the beautiful Co. Wicklow together with my husband and our 3 children plus a collection of family pets.

I am passionate about providing continuity of care, evidence based care, supporting informed choice and physiological birth either at home or in hospital.

I believe the relationship with your midwife should be reliable and trusting and it’s an honour to be able to go through this unique and special time of your life with you.

Meghan Browne

NMBI: 217314

I have been working in Midwifery for over 13 years and I have spent the past four years as one of the Lead Infant Feeding Coordinators for Maternity in one of the largest NHS Trusts in England. I have been privileged enough to support hundreds of families through their pregnancy and postpartum journey whilst in the UK and I look forward to continuing this high standard of care in Ireland.

I now live in Kinsale with my wonderful daughter and Husband. I adore being back by the sea and I love nothing more than a freezing cold plunge into the Atlantic Ocean to remind me I’m alive

As an IBCLC accredited Lactation Consultant and an award winning Midwife with years of experience, I am committed to providing personalised care and support throughout your pregnancy, birth, and postnatal journey. My goal is to empower you with the knowledge and resources you need to make informed decisions and have a positive birth and feeding experience. Whether you are a first-time Mum or have had multiple pregnancies, I am here to guide you through every step of the way. I offer a range of services including antenatal consultations, breastfeeding support, and postnatal care. My approach is holistic and evidence-based, ensuring that you receive the highest quality care.

Nanni Schluenz

NMBI: 127389

I am Nanni and have been a midwife in Ireland since qualifying in Germany in 2008. I have been providing Homebirths since 2015 and am also qualified as a Hypnobirthing Teacher as well as holding a Masters in Learning and Teaching. My work ethic is driven by the need for equality and client centred care. I have extra qualifications in Aromatherapy, Acupuncture in pregnancy and the use of Homeopathy. More information about myself at www.midwife-Nanni.com

Róisín Nolan

NMBI: 3129

My name is Róisín and I’m a Midwife based in Limerick.

I have worked within all areas of Maternity care within the HSE but Community Midwifery has always been my main passion.

I believe in the spiritual significance of birth and providing a peaceful approach, centered around comfort, empowerment and safety.

I place importance on the relationship between Midwife and Woman ; it is such a special and unique connection that greatly impacts the birth experience. I always want women in my care to feel comfortable and confident about their decisions, knowing that I am keeping them informed throughout the journey.

It’s such an honour to offer my services with Private Midwives.

Sandra Healy

NMBI: 121154

Hi. I am Sandra and I have worked as a midwife since 2010 and transitioned to homebirth in 2016. I deeply care about how women experience birth and believe choice of birthplace matters. I have 4 grown up children and had the privilege of having my last child at home which inspired me to become a midwife because the experience so empowered me.

I love to teach, and I provide Hypnobrthing classes to families in the Midwest. I also occasionally teach midwifery students and pass on the knowledge that I have gained from some wonderful midwife mentors on my midwifery journey.

I joined Private Midwives Ireland in early 2024 because I want to ensure that the women of Ireland have access to safe, informed and empowered birth experiences with midwives they know and trust.

Sarah McCann

NMBI: 125504

Hi, I’m Sarah. I trained in the Rotunda and Trinity College Dublin and I qualified in 2011. I am a mum to 4 grown-ups and a hypnobirthing and antenatal education teacher since 2006. I am passionate about women being able to access evidence-based care with a health professional they are familiar with, in the place of their choice. Women deserve to know all their options so they can make an informed decision. I am happy to support women and their families in Dublin and surrounding counties.

I also do the ‘Closing of the Bones’ as I think we need to support our mums postnatally much better than how we traditionally support them in Ireland.

Sinead Walsh

NMBI: 135872

Hi, I’m Sinéad. I’m a midwife living close to the border of Clare and Galway. I trained in Cork in UCC and CUMH and qualified in 2014.
I have worked both as a hospital based midwife and as a community midwife since then.

My passion is supporting women who chose physiological, intuitive and undisturbed birth.

I am also a Hypnobirthing instructor and antenatal educator.

Sophie Phillips

NMBI: 144336

My name is Sophie Phillips and I am a midwife living in West Cork, Ireland.

After graduating from UCC I worked in a maternity unit in Germany for several years where I gained lots of valuable experience in supporting families during physiological and complicated births.
I especially relished the opportunity to become well-versed in care during water births, use of complimentary therapies and being a lead-professional in midwifery-led care.

Giving birth to both of my daughters at home was a wonderful experience and reinstated my desire to help make homebirth an accessible choice for families.
Providing family-centred and individualised care is at the heart of my work.

It is a privilege and my passion to accompany families through pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period, supporting them to have an empowering start to parenthood

Su Huschke

Midwife Support Worker

Su is a mama of two kids, birth doula, shamanic practitioner, researcher, facilitator, and co-founder of the Irish Birth Movement. As a birthkeeper, she serves people in the Midwest, centring the autonomy, power and needs of the birthing person. She’s been training with South African midwife Ruth Ehrhardt and Welsh doula Samara Hawthorn for the past five years, learning from the skills and ethos of traditional birthkeepers from around the world. Su has a PhD in medical anthropology and works part-time as a research fellow in the University of Limerick. She’s currently collaborating with the Birth Rights Alliance Ireland on a study that addresses the high intervention rates and the medicalisation of birth in Ireland. Originally from a small town in the Northeast of Germany, Su has lived in California, Ecuador, the North of Ireland, Italy and South Africa before she started growing roots in North Tipperary with her partner and her kids. When she’s not busy rewilding birth, Su grows medicine plants and the odd vegetable, holds women’s circles, and hangs out with her horses.