Hi, I’m Linda
I’m an experienced independent midwife, Massage Therapist, qualified Hypnobirthing & Birth Trauma Resolution Practitioner.
I help you to step into your power and prepare for a birth and parenting experience you will love and remember.
So how can you feel ready for a beautiful and positive birth?
Well, it’s all in the preparation! I am here to navigate and support you in finding your path to that calm and positive birth experience.
Here’s my promise to you :
I WILL share with you all the knowledge I have gained from amost 4 decades of supporting couples to birth their babies.
I WILL guide you through the best way to navigate the NHS maternity care system, and help build your confidence in asking the right questions, to avoid being swept along in a one size fits all approach that very often involves induction and intervention.
I WILL show you how to build consent, confidence and no regrets into your birth journey.
I WILL offer you fortnightly access to my “birth planning collective” facebook group when you join my Complete Hypnobirthing and Newborn Course
I WON’T sugar coat the facts around birth and parenting
I WON’T just focus on natural birth.
I WON’T leave you with questions unanswered once you are a member of the Complete Hypnobirthing and Newborn Course
With the right support and guidance you can have a birth you will treasure forever.
Here’s why I am the independent midwife you need!
I worked in the NHS as a Midwife for a period spanning thirty years and noticed a more medicalised model of maternity care being introduced with pregnancies being increasingly interrupted or labour interventions occurring with increasing frequency.
In 2018 I left the NHS because I noticed how the one size fits all model is not serving women and is undermining confidence in their ability to achieve a spontaneous and natural birth.
The increasing focus on risk mitigation is now firmly imbedded into hospital policy and procedure and yet this might not be appropriate for all women based on their own medical history and the progress of their pregnancy.
I want to be able to make a difference to your birth experience.
You will have courage and confidence from a deep understanding of the labour and birth process. I’m here to help you understand that the risks cited as a reason to interrupt pregnancy and labour are often much smaller and much less frequent than women are led to believe.
You can enjoy pregnancy knowing that I have your back and will fight your corner if necessary to protect your birth experience. My individualised and woman centred approach to maternity care is fundamentally important when it comes to protecting your birth experience.
You are secure in the knowledge of being guided by someone who has years of clinical practice which is now wrapped in a woman centred, fiercely protective shell. I understand the dynamics of hospital policy and guidelines and how to support you in achieving both a safe AND blissful birth experience.
“Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body,and your spirit for the rest of your life.”
Ina May Gaskin
Prepare for your positive birth
Helping you to achieve the best birth possible.
As an independent midwife I can meet you on your own terms and help you to liaise with you care provider to support your preferences.
Whether through a complete Independent midwife support package or through my online course and live birth planning sessions I will have your back and guide you to a better birth experience.
The Complete Hypnobirthing and Newborn Course is one of the most comprehensive and supported antenatal birth class programme, currently available in the UK.