Ali Monaghan

NMC: 20B1668E

Hi my name is Ali! I first trained as a midwife in the U.S., where I helped welcome over 400 babies into the world, and have more recently re-qualified as a midwife here in the U.K. My passion is homebirth and supporting women’s choices through informed consent and shared decision-making. My own (initially challenging) breastfeeding experience made me even more passionate about postnatal and breastfeeding support, and in 2013 I also qualified as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). I live in London with my husband and two rambunctious sons, and enjoy playing traditional Irish fiddle in my free time. I am dedicated to empowering women/ birthing people and nurturing them through their childbearing year.

Alice Lecadou

NMC: 21A0779E

My name is Alice, I am French and have been living in England for several years with my husband and our four children. This country has become our home! After working as a Doula for a year, I decided to train as a midwife. I love the diversity that midwifery brings and the people I meet. My wish is to take care of the health of women and their families in this important time of their lives, pregnancy, birth and postnatal period, ensuring that they receive safe and effective continuity care. I want women to feel listened to, heard, supported and empowered.
I would be honoured to be part of your journey

Andrea Simpson

NMC: 80J2500E

Hello , my name is Andrea . I have been a midwife since 1994 and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant since 2009 .
I have 5 gorgeous grown up children and 2 beautiful grandchildren. Nowadays, I concentrate on supporting parents with feeding and am a Tongue Tie Practitioner .

Angie Bowles

NMC: 80H07013E

I love being a midwife! I feel very lucky to be invited into people’s lives at such an important time. I aim to provide holistic midwifery care, respecting difference and diversity. I worked in the NHS for many years, including holding specialist midwifery posts in screening and fetal medicine, bereavement care and gestational diabetes. I now work privately to offer real continuity of care in both straightforward and complex pregnancies. I have a special interest in supporting parents in pregnancy after loss and can provide specialist care if there is concern for a baby’s growth or development during the pregnancy. According to the situation I support both home and hospital birth – my main priority is the safety of you and your baby. Two of my three children were born at home and I love facilitating peaceful homebirths. I mainly work in Surrey and Sussex, with a mixture of “normal” and complex pregnancies.

Anika Riesen

NMC: 20C1917E

I’m Anika!
I’m a registered midwife. I’m originally from the U.S., but I trained and qualified as a midwife in the U.K. from the University of Brighton.
I’m passionate about continuity of care and building relationships with families. I also have a love of homebirths and waterbirths, but I support all birth choices and I have experience working in all areas of maternity.
I have done additional training in ‘biomechanics’ to help you get your baby into an optimal position in pregnancy and labour and to promote an active birthing experience. I am also a hypnobirthing teacher.
Your journey to parenthood is not only about the birth; it’s about your story. How you prepare will impact your birth experience and life as a parent.
My goal is to help you have a safe, healthy, and satisfying pregnancy and birth as you define it.
I want you to feel empowered, supported, and connected as a family. I will always give you up to date evidence and advice throughout your care to help you make informed decisions and remain in control of your experience and health.
My midwifery practice is based on honouring and valuing each person’s ability to make decisions suitable to their unique situation and needs. I believe you know what is best for yourself and your baby. The support I provide will always be non-judgmental, compassionate, and focused solely on nurturing your health and needs.
I support pregnant people of all backgrounds and strive to be as inclusive and accessible as possible. I have experience working with families from many different cultures and LGBT families.
When I’m not working, I enjoy walking by the seaside, learning languages (I’m fluent in Spanish, Hola!), and spending time with my partner and 2 cats

Anouk Lloyd

NMC: 00J2370E

I have been a Midwife for over 20 years,
A Tongue Tie Practitioner since 2014 and Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 2017. I work in an NHS capacity as a Specialist Infant Feeding/Lead Midwife & Tongue Tie practitioner/trainer.

I am delighted to join Private Midwives to provide frenulotomy (tongue tie) assessment and division, comprehensive breastfeeding/lactation support plus antenatal/postnatal care.

I have a special interest in antenatal and postnatal care, antenatal education, breastfeeding, tongue tie and the fourth trimester. Supporting new mothers and families continues to be both my passion and privilege.

I live in Brighton with my husband, teenagers and mini daschund. In my spare time I’m up at my allotment or practicing paining.

Beatrice Beta Bayati

NMC: 20A1497E

Hi, my name is Beatrice. I decided to become a Midwife after hearing the many inspiring stories of the women in my family transitioning into motherhood and what an impact having a compassionate Midwife made to their journey. Someone who listens to the woman and supports them with their individual needs, always taking a holistic approach.
I have a deep-rooted passion for one-to-one care and advocating for the woman, keeping her at the centre of her care 100% of the time.

Becky Elliot

NMC: 01I6752E

Essex

Carole Smith

NMC: 79I1876E3

I’m Carole and I qualified as a midwife in 1998. Prior to becoming a midwife, I was a nurse working in elderly and palliative care.

I trained as a midwife in Hull and worked there as a qualified midwife for 8 yrs. before returning to the south. My most recent work with the NHS was 10 yrs. at UCLH where I cared for women with both normal and high-risk pregnancies.

I am passionate about women having the support and knowledge to make informed decisions about their pregnancy care and enabling them to achieve the most positive journey possible.

Charlotte Lowden

NMC: 07E2165E

Hi, I am Charlotte and I am based in Essex. I am a Midwife, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and Tongue Tie Practitioner. I qualified as a Midwife in 2007 and I worked in all areas of Midwifery. Following the birth of my second child in 2015, I have specialised in Infant Feeding. During my time breastfeeding, I was lucky enough to have amazing, consistent, support and advice which helped me overcome challenges and have a positive experience. I believe all women should have access to timely, knowledgeable support and I love working with families to help them meet their goals.

Danielle Watson

Hi I am Danni, I am a Maternity Support Worker. I live in the Bedfordshire area with my husband and children.
I really enjoy supporting women, their families and the midwives when delivering maternity care. I feel passionately that women should receive the very best care when going through such a life changing time. I look forward to meeting you and your family during this precious time.

Debbie Linger

NMC: 16e1511e

Special interest in antenatal education using Real Birth Company education, supporting physiological birth, holistic care .. teaching hypnosis for birth, Bowen technique, pregnancy massage and reflexology.

Deirdre Thorogood

NMC: 12F2059E

South East London based midwife with a passion for supporting women’s choices and facilitating normality in childbirth. I am a dedicated practitioner, looking to empower you and your family as you journey through your pregnancy into the postpartum period. I have a special interest in mental health and birth trauma.

Eleanor May Johnson

NMC: 00B1627E

Based in Southampton, Hampshire. I qualified in 2003 and I am currently providing antenatal and postnatal care for women. I am also a tongue tie practitioner, running a regular session in Oxfordshire.

Emily Clark

NMC: 11C0786E

Hi, I’m a Midwife & Tongue Tie Practitioner based in the south of England

Fiona-Rose Brotherton

NMC: 20C2401E

Hi I’m Fiona, your friendly midwife in south east London, I have a keen passion for antenatal education and ensuring you have all the information needed to feel in control of your experience- They say knowledge is power and you are powerful!. I am also trained in Newborn and Infant Physical Examination and have a love for feeding support. I’ve worked in the NHS as a midwife and also have experience in fertility. I’m looking forward to meeting you and following you on your journey through pregnancy and beyond!

Hannah Shukla

NMC: 18G3648E

Hi! I’m based in North-East London, covering London, Essex and Hertfordshire. I am a huge advocate for homebirths and I’m very confident and experienced in this setting. I am able to support your birth in whatever setting you feel most safe and comfortable: at home, in hospital or in a birth centre.

My aim as a midwife is to support you to have informed choice, and to feel in control and empowered to make decisions throughout your pregnancy, birth and early parenting journey. My passion lies in caring for women in their own homes, involving the family and spending time getting to know you and what’s important to you over cups of tea and cake. (I’ll bake the cake, you bake the bun!)

Heather Berry

NMC: 75A0201E

West Sussex

Helen Robinson

NMC: 84J0003W

‘I’m based in Southhampton and I qualified as a Midwife in 1992 and have four amazing children (3 now grown up!) I have a passion and commitment to facilitating informed choices and protecting and supporting normal birth in line with your choices and priorities. I have extensive experience in the community and home birth, as well as in hospitals and birth centre settings.

As a person I am calm, kind and caring, I listen and work collaboratively, professionally and sensitively according to your needs and values. It is my privilege to work with new families involving partners and children as wanted, and supporting you as you grow in confidence.

Jane Hawksley

NMC: 80D0973E

Isle of White

Jennifer Harwood

NMC: 12D0323E

Hello, my name is Jen. I qualified as a midwife in 2012 and have experienced several different ways of working during my career over many different settings. Until this role, I have never had the opportunity to provide continuity of care, which is something I feel very passionately about. The relationship with a woman and her family during such a transitional time can be such an important one. I actively encourage informed choice and want women to feel confident and supported in their choices.

Jill Hutchings

I have been a midwife for over 20 years and feel very proud and blessed to be part of women’s lives. I am Passionate about woman centred care and informed choice. Pregnancy and birth are an extraordinary journey which I have been privileged to share with women and their families.

I am passionate about breastfeeding and providing support postnatally. I am a tongue tie practitioner and NIPE midwife.

Jo Brooks

NMC: 01I7054E

I love being a Midwife and I am committed to providing individualised holistic care to support you to welcome your little one into the world. I strongly believe in supporting women to make their own choices by providing evidence based care, thus enabling a planned, calm, pregnancy and physiological birth. I am happy and confident to support your birth choice whether it be on dry land or in the water at home or in a hospital setting. I am qualified as a KGH hypnobirthing teacher and I am also currently undertaking the 3 -Step Birth Trauma Rewind course. I am also a mum to 4 energetic boys, 3 of whom were VBAC home births following a caesarean with my firstborn.

Joanna Ahmed

NMC: 17G2213E

Hello my name is Joanna. My interest in Midwifery began following the birth of my first son.
I subsequently began my Midwifery training when my second son was just 8 months old. I was inspired by my mentor to follow my passion of caseloading midwifery upon my qualification. I have worked in both high and low risk settings. Research has clearly demonstrated that building a relationship with your Midwife has a positive effect on pregnancy and birth. It is for this reason I have been a caseloading midwife since qualifying. I am a passionate advocate for the women in my care, and support them to make individualised choices for themselves and their families

I worked as a breastfeeding peer supporter during University, and have worked closely with women to overcome a variety of Breastfeeding challenges including babies born with Downs Syndrome.

I specialise in Homebirth and have undertaken Aromatherapy training. I am equally happy to support mothers to give birth in hospital and have a keen interest in supporting women with risk factors to have the birth they desire.

Joanna Dennison-Bird

NMC: 00a0025e

My name is Joanna and I am a bank midwife for Private Midwives based in Newmarket. I am passionate about home, water birth, but I am just as happy assisting women in the hospital setting, or midwife led unit. I absolutely thrive in supporting women into motherhood with natural child birthing techniques, and giving them the opportunity to make proper informed choices about their care. It is so important to me that you are able to take an active role in your pregnancy and birth.

I can offer you one to one care, flexibility and control. Your birth should be special and you should be treated as an individual, with care and respect – Always! As such, I facilitate your care around your own personal needs. I feel that you should be encouraged to listen to your own body and utilise your own instincts during child birth, so that with my care and guidance, you are able to achieve a positive, rewarding and safe child birth experience.

Joanna Ward

NMC: 96J0013S

South West London

Julia Duthie

NMC: 75U2113E

I live on Dartmoor, which I love. I cover Devon and parts of Somerset and Cornwall. I have lots of experience of prolonged pregnancies. I have trained in nutrition, kinesiology, somatic experiencing, family constellations, and prenatal and birth therapy, so I’m very happy to support you in your psychological as well as nutritional birth preparation.

Kate flack

NMC: 94J0119E

Hi I’m Kate. I’ve been a nurse/midwife for 25yrs in the NHS and have worked in 4 different trusts as a midwife. I am very experienced in all aspects of maternity care having worked on a high-risk level 3 unit and also an amazing midwife led birth centre. My passion is personalising care, being an advocate for the birthing clients and aiming to achieve the best experience possible. However, I am also realistic, and realise that you can’t actually plan for a birth as the babies have their own agenda!! Therefore I am very thorough in my antenatal education and birth planning to provide both an ‘ideal’ and several ‘what if’ scenarios to fully prepare you for your birth experience. Whatever happens, my aim is for my clients to feel informed and supported whatever their choices or outcomes as my ultimate birth plan is to create a happy and healthy family.

Katrina Cotterrall

NMC: 10I0054W

I’m Kat a Midwife and owner of Pathway to Parenthood, A Maternity Wellness Hub based in South Wales. My passion is Antenatal education, continuity of care and homebirth. Having worked for the NHS for 12 years in various settings, I am now so excited to be able to offer bespoke individualised Midwifery care to families across Wales and surrounding borders.

Kay Hardie

NMC: 79Y0723E

I’ve been an independent midwife since 2000; working like this feels the right way for me to be the best midwife I can possibly be. Having a baby is all about relationships; working closely with a woman and her family gives us all the opportunity to build close mutually trusting relationships leading to an empowering birth and safer outcomes. I believe that by sharing up to date, evidence-based information in a flexible and non-judgmental way, means women can make choices that are right for themselves and their babies. I will always support a woman’s birth choices and will always advocate for those choices when needed.

I’m an expert in home birth, water birth, VBAC and have experience with twin and breech birth.

I’m based in Ashford in Kent, I cover all of Kent, parts South East London and Sussex.

Kerry Baker

NMC: 14F0688E

Hello, I’m Kerry and I have been a registered midwife since 2014.
Over the years I have worked in all areas of maternity care, however a large section of my career has been specialising in homebirth and waterbirth. I am a hypnobirthing teacher and have trained in antenatal and intrapartum massage techniques.
My passion is for communication and ensuring that you have all the knowledge needed to make informed decisions about your care, I want you feel empowered on your journey to parenthood.
On a personal note, I live in Suffolk with my husband and many house plants and love a good cup of tea whilst attempting a crochet creation.

Krystyna Nowobilska-Dean

NMC: 21C1049E

I am a qualified midwife covering Surrey and the South East. I am dedicated to providing continuity of care adapted to suit the needs of pregnant women, people, and families. I thoroughly enjoy practising within a continuity model with Private Midwives as I am able to develop a close partnership with clients, providing evidence-based information and respectful care. I am skilled in advocacy and supporting families to achieve their birth, infant feeding, and parenting goals. In my spare time I am a serial hobbyist, often caught unobtrusively crocheting on the sofa or baking cupcakes with my wife and our daughter.

Lauren Ayms

NMC: 14L0723E

Hi I’m Lauren, a midwife covering Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and surrounding areas.
Being a midwife is by far one of my greatest loves! Supporting women and their families at one of the most important moments of their lives, is a true privilege. I pride myself on delivering gold standard, personalised and individualised care in the home setting, ensuring you feel confident, informed and empowered at all times. I am an experienced midwife in both low risk birth/homebirths and high risk delivery care after working within the NHS for 6 years. I am Level 3 BFI trained and can therefore provided you with specialist feeding support and advice pre and post delivery- ensuring your feeding journey gets the best start possible. I look forward to meeting you and your growing family soon!

Leonie & Tess

Leonie’s NMC: 15D3844E

Tessa’s NMC: 15D3852E

Tess and Leonie met whilst training at Kings College University. They have a close connection with the South London community which is reflected in their care and network of birth workers they collaborate with. Leonie and Tess take pride in their work and the quality of care they offer and aim to get to know each woman’s individual needs, wants and situation. They use up-to-date evidence-based information to provide bespoke and tailored care to suit each woman’s needs.

Tess says: As a midwife my aims are: To support you to have the birth that is right for you and your baby; to ensure you have all the information you need to make the choices that are right for you in pregnancy, labour & postnatally, & to support your parenting choices post-birth so you start parenthood feeling empowered & confident.

Leonie says: I have never loved my job more than I do now, building deep and caring relationships with all the women and families who entrust me to join them in their journeys. I am confident with supporting birth at home, in a pool; if you want an epidural; are wanting to hypnobirth; or if you are planning an elective caesarean section; as long as you have all the information you need are empowered and are happy with your choices I will be there for you.

Liz Nightingale

I love supporting women and birthing people at every stage of their birth journey, however, and wherever, events take them. I also help and support the midwives caring for them. I retired from clinical midwifery work in 2017, having worked as a midwife, latterly an independent midwife, for almost twenty years. I love to knit, and try to knit a hat for every baby whose family I work with.

Lucy Parker

NMC: 13K0001W

Hi I’m Lucy a midwife since 2013 spending the majority of my time as a community midwife, promoting continuity of care and home birth. I am passionate about infant feeding and run an antenatal session in pathway to Parenthood and and offer home visits to trouble shoot and feeding issues. I am currently training in pregnancy aromatherapy and massage. I look forward to meeting pregnant people and sharing your special journey with you.

Marguerite Williams

NMC: 11E1039E

Hello, I’m Marguerite Anne and I’m based in East London. I have been a midwife for over a decade and before that trained and worked as a doula. My expertise and interests are all things maternity care, in particular infant feeding. I am a trained and qualified International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. I’ve worked in a variety of roles as a midwife both in hospital and in the community and love supporting women to achieve their pregnancy and childbirth goals using evidence-based care and support. I am the mother of two boys, both born at home in the water. I aim to provide continuity of care as the gold standard of care for pregnancy, birth and beyond. I believe that having a baby is more than just the birth outcome, our end goal is to build strong healthy families and every contact counts towards that goal.

Meg Miskin

NMC: 83K0414E

I have been a midwife in Oxford since 1989, first in the John Radcliffe, then as a community midwife and from 2005 as an Independent Midwife.
My passion has always been to give women continuity of care from booking, through the birth and into family life. This has been a wonderful and fulfilling journey.

Paige Allen

NMC: 18F0861E

Hi, I’m Paige and live in gorgeous little countryside village in Bedfordshire and grew up in Hertfordshire. Prior to working with Private Midwives I have worked in all areas of maternity but spent the majority of my time supporting women on a busy obstetric unit and a beautiful midwifery led unit, specialising in water births which I adore being able to support. My passion is to provide holistic, compassionate, individualised, continuity of care, being alongside you every step of the way. I aim to always ensure you feel supported and empowered whether whilst growing or birthing your baby or in your early parenting journey.

Rebecca Flood

NMC: 01I6838E

Hi my name is Rebecca, I have been a midwife since 2004 with a chosen specialism in breastfeeding and postnatal care. I am a trained tongue tie practitioner and registered with the Association of Tongue Tie practitioners.
I have four beautiful children that I have breastfed and I know only too well the challenges of breastfeeding, having multiple young children and babies with tongue ties! It is hard work but it is achievable and absolutely worth it, and I am here to help you every step of the way. I am passionate about seeing women and their families achieve a successful breastfeeding journey, learning together and growing a strong family bond. I will provide you with one to one support in your own home. I work in North East Hampshire, Berkshire and Surrey.

Rene Bozier

NMC: 05F0157E

Hi, My name is Rene Bozier, I have been a Private Midwife with home birth being my speciality for 15 years. I really enjoy working with families in a continuity model; Educating women and their family about pregnancy and birth. I decided to follow the Private midwifery route as I felt the NHS model is very conveyor belt, not being women centred. I also perform the NIPE (Newborn, Infant Physical examination) I have qualified in many other birthy things, closing the bones, placenta encapsulation, antenatal teaching. I have also just qualified as a homeopath.

I cover in South East London and North West Kent.

Rosie Hucklesby

NMC: 12E0339E

My name is Rosie and I qualified as a midwife in 2012. Over the past 10 years, I have remained clinical in my role, with the larger part of my career being based in community. I have a special interest in Human Rights in Midwifery, informed choices, and complementary therapies. This has guided my career and the additional training I have completed to work towards continually offering safe, holistic personalised care to families who use maternity services. I am based in Norfolk and will be supporting Flo Crawley at home births.

Sarah Ifill

NMC: 85J1503E

I have 30 years of experience as a midwife and my specialty is home births.

I offer bespoke individualised midwifery care in the comfort of your own home. I provide continuity, care, and support using a combination of sound clinical evidence based knowledge and occasionally creative thinking.

I aim to facilitate women and their families to make choices that are right for them.

Sarah March

NMC: 12C0755E

Hi, I’m Sarah and I’m a midwife based in Berkshire

Sharon Gamon

NMC: 05G2995E

Practice development midwife for South East and South West of England.

Tammy Wilsher

NMC: 18G3533E

Hi, I’m Tammy. I have been a registered midwife since 2018. I have experience within all aspects of maternity care, both high and low risk, however I have spent the majority of my career so far as a community midwife; providing antenatal, intrapartum (Homebirth) and postnatal care. I am Hypnobirth trained and also a qualified NIPE (Newborn and Infant Physical Examination) practitioner.

Tina Perridge

I am based in South London near Crystal Palace.I cover all of South London. I offer mainly postnatal care and breastfeeding support, but also some full care, home or hospital birth. I am very experienced with twins and can offer antenatal preparation too.

Trish Nolan-Melfi

NMC: 00I6405E

Deputy Director of Nursing and Midwifery. I am a Midwife based in Cambridge and south east. I specialises in home births. I am also a trained neonatal midwife. In addition to my clinical role, I also have a managerial role supporting all of our team to deliver the best possible care.

Vicky Pattern

NMC: 00J0091E

Cambridgeshire

Zena Hepburn

NMC: 15B0659E

Hi, my name is Zena and I am a midwife based by the coast in sunny Essex. I have supported many women and families and have worked in all areas……High risk delivery units, low risk birth units, theatres and home. My passion is to be able to provide continuity of care throughout your pregnancy, birth and beyond. I love being on the journey with you and want nothing more than to help you have a positive and enjoyable experience.

I provide evidence based care and information so that you can make informed decisions, feel empowered and to know that you have choices. I want to support you to feel safe, educated and in control of what is a special time in your life. When the time comes for your little one to enter the world, I am happy to support you in hospital or at home