Welcome to our site
Welcome to our website.
As you are here, we assume you are either thinking of having a little one, or know someone who is.
This being the case, you have certainly come to the right place.
Our life and career is dedicated to helping mums-to-be have the most enjoyable pregnancy possible. Our service is personal, private and totally planned around your circumstances.
This service offers you the opportunity to recieve continuity of care with a known midwife in your own home through this wonderful experience in your life.
Take your time cruising our site and if you need any more information please contact me. I will be pleased to talk with you.
A beautiful outcome - Mum, Dad and Bub
Services Offered...
All our services are tailored specifically for you. At our first meeting we will discuss your needs, then work out a plan which will see you through this most exciting time of your life.
Below are some of what we offer you.
- Preconception Advice/Counselling
- Booking Visit
- Arrangement for Blood Tests
- Arrangement for Ultrasounds
- Fetal Heart Rate
- Education
- Debriefing
- Early Parenting
- Weighing
- Sleep and Settling
- Infant Massage
- Lactation Advice
- Newborn Screen Test
- ...and more..
My Midwifery Philosophy
- Being 'with woman' in a woman centred environment
- Pregnancy is a natural part of life and not an illness
- Other processes may make certain pregnancies more complicated The woman is still at the centre of this process,collaboration and consultation with all members of the health care team needs to be of paramount importance
- The woman's 'whole' well being needs to be the focus of the pregnancy (ie Mind, Body and Spirit)
- Women have the right to have all available information to be able to make educated informed choices in their care without fear of chastisement
- Women need to feel empowered by the process that is going on within them
- I have a duty of care to continue my education and self-learning journey to ensure that I deliver evidence based care to my patients
- Women have the right to have a choice in their pregnancy and a right to a continuity of care
What is a Midwife?
According to the International Confederation of Midwives (a definition that has also been adopted by the World Health Organization and the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics):
A midwife is a person who, having been regularly admitted to a midwifery educational program that is duly recognized in the country in which it is located, has successfully completed the prescribed course of studies in midwifery and has acquired the requisite qualifications to be registered and/or legally licensed to practice midwifery.
The midwife is recognized as a responsible and accountable professional who works in partnership with women to give the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labor and the postpartum period, to conduct births on the midwife's own responsibility and to provide care for the infant. This care includes preventive measures, the promotion of normal birth, the detection of complications in mother and child, accessing of medical or other appropriate assistance and the carrying out of emergency measures.
