"The best decision I made during pregnancy was choosing to have a home birth with Private Midwives. From the first discussion I had with Tracy about what I wanted, I immediately felt that I was making the right choice for me and my family. I knew that a hospital birth was not be right for me fairly early on in my pregnancy, as I wanted as little as possible intervention and to have a gentle and calm experience in a safe environment with people I knew and trusted around me. The midwives were simply fantastic; they supported and encouraged me throughout the time they spent with me and were extremely well informed by their own professional experience. They were also very helpful in providing me and my husband with information and research so that we could be as confident as possible in the choices we made. I felt completely in control of my pregnancy and labour, and I do not think that would have been possible if I had stayed within the hospital system. After a relaxed water birth at home with Tracy and Louise with us from the very start, I was able to recover from labour very quickly and start to enjoy my new family straight away, which was wonderful. I feel very proud of myself for giving my daughter the best birth experience I could have hoped for, and I know that a large part of that is due to having the very best care from a superb team of midwives."