A Hospital Birth in Hertfordshire

In October 2021, I contacted Private Midwives as I had heard good things from a friend of mine and I was feeling nervous about the care I might receive in the NHS given the pressures of covid etc in recent years. The admin team quickly assigned Carole who we met very quickly.

The day before we met Carole, we found out we were having twins which was both good news and a bit of a shock! Carole immediately talked us through the additional things for consideration with twins and kept us calm. About a month later, we lost one of the twins which turned an already nervous pregnancy into a very anxious pregnancy for me! In the following weeks and months, Carole spent a lot of time giving us advice, checking both mine and the babies wellbeing and making sure everything was progressing well.

She is so friendly and approachable, I felt I could call her anytime (and did when I didn’t feel the baby moving a couple of times and a bout of Covid!). I opted to have a planned c-section because of my anxiety and Carole was brilliant at preparing me for what was to happen.

On 31st May 2022, we welcomed our daughter Evie and I can feel in myself I have moved from being a very anxious pregnant lady to a confident, relaxed mother - and this was in part due to the care and support given by Carole. Thanks for everything :)