Independent & Private Midwifery Care based in Derbyshire
My Ethos
At the heart of my work is a simple belief: how you are cared for during pregnancy and birth matters.
"I believe midwifery is about far more than monitoring, appointments, and outcomes. It is about relationships, trust, continuity, and feeling safe enough to tune into your body and your instincts during one of the most significant experiences of your life."
True continuity of care
​Continuity of care is central to everything I do. When you are supported by a midwife who truly knows you, your history, your fears, and your hopes, care becomes calmer, safer, and more personalised. Trust builds over time, and that trust makes a real difference to how pregnancy and birth feel. In busy maternity systems, continuity can be difficult to achieve. Many women meet multiple midwives and are asked to retell their story again and again. Working independently allows me to offer genuine continuity, meaning I am there throughout your pregnancy, at your birth, and in the postnatal period. You are not meeting a stranger at one of the most vulnerable moments of your life.
Physiological birth and informed choice
​I have a strong belief in the physiology of birth and in the body’s innate ability to labour and birth when it feels safe, supported, and undisturbed. This does not mean being anti intervention or having a fixed idea of how birth should look. It means understanding how birth works, protecting normal physiology where possible, and making decisions based on evidence, not fear. Informed choice sits alongside this. You deserve clear, balanced information and the time and space to ask questions, reflect, and decide what feels right for you. Whether you are planning a home birth, hospital birth, or a planned caesarean, my role is to support your choices, advocate for you when needed, and help you feel confident and informed every step of the way.
The role of the midwife
​Midwives make a difference. This is world wide evidence based facts. When we have the time and freedom to build relationships, listen deeply, and advocate effectively, care becomes transformative rather than transactional. My role is not to tell you what to do or to lead your birth, but to walk alongside you. To provide evidence based guidance, reassurance, and calm presence. To hold space when things feel uncertain, to advocate when you need support, and to ensure you feel heard and respected throughout your care.
Relationship based care
Relationship-based care sits at the heart of my work as an independent midwife. For me, it means continuity, trust and genuinely knowing the women and families I support. I am not someone you meet on a rota. I am a consistent presence throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. That relationship allows care to feel personal, calm and truly centred around you. This way of working is not just about philosophy. It is backed by strong evidence. Research shows that continuity of midwifery care improves safety, reduces interventions and lowers rates of preterm birth. Quite simply, it saves lives. When I am able to practise in this model, my job does not feel like work in the usual sense. It feels natural, purposeful and deeply aligned with why I became a midwife in the first place. When your care provider truly loves their job like I do, you feel it in every single appointment and contact you have with me. This really is real midwifery.
