Independent/Private Midwife supporting you with calm continuity-of-care, gently wrapped in a full 'embrace' of private midwifery care choices.
Gentle,personalised midwifery care from an experienced Independent Midwife, supporting pregnancy, home birth and postnatal journeys across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex & Cambridgeshire
Welcome, I'm so glad your here. My name is Laura, a gentle, trusted, local Independent Midwife, and women's holistic therapist providing deep rooted midwifery care and complementary therapies in the comfort of your own home, supporting you as you walk through your Pregnancy and Birth journey with compassion.
You can feel safe here, held, nurtured and heard.
Every pregnancy and every family is unique to me. My care is centred around you, your baby and your family, ensuring you have the best possible pregnancy and birth experience.
See below for the different ways I can support you through pregnancy, birth and the early weeks with your baby. Each option offers gentle, personalised care and the time to build a trusting relationship together.
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Feel Held, Heard and Seen Throughout Your Pregnancy & Birth Journey by your trusted Independent Midwife
Independent Midwifery can offer you the freedom to shape your pregnancy and birth in a way that truly fits your life. Whether you’re planning a home birth or hospital birth, I can support you every step of the way.
You might choose to have care with me alongside your NHS team, if you’d like extra reassurance and continuity. Or, I can provide full independent care, a calm, unhurried, and personal service built entirely around you and your preferences.
If needed, I’ll also liaise with your local NHS trust to keep everything seamless and connected.
Continuity of care with an Independendent Midwife can be especially helpful if:
- You’ve experienced a difficult birth, trauma or loss before
- You’re feeling anxious or need more emotional support
- You’re a first-time mum planning a homebirth or low-risk pregnancy
- You’ve had a positive homebirth experience before and you want that again for this birth
- You feel unsure about booking with the NHS
- You have cultural, religious, or language needs that haven’t been well supported before
- You’d prefer a private, bespoke, woman-centred personalised approach to your care
- You work shifts and prefer evening or weekend appointments to work around you and your commitments
- You’d simply feel more comfortable having your care at home surrounded and supported by your family.
About Laura
My name is Laura, and I have been a Midwife for 5 years now. I have worked in the Maternity world for over 9 years, so I am well experienced in my role.
I am registered with the NMC and the RCN and I am a NIPE trained practitioner. I am also trained in Hypnobirthing and a qualified 3 Step Rewind practitioner. I have worked previously as an NHS Midwife but I didn't feel thats where my true calling was, I have also worked privately and now I am working Independently.
I have my own life experience of pregnancy and birth, I have 2 daughters who are grown up now and who both came with very different but challenging pregnancy and birth stories. It is my own stories that have fuelled my passion to become a midwife and ensure every woman is seen, heard and held throughout her pregnancy and birth journey.
My ethos is ensuring all women recieve continuity-of-care and feel involved in every aspect of their care, offering calm, connection and real choice, by being your advocate this gives you the courage and confidence to have a say in how your care is delivered whilst still recieving upto date evidence-based advice, nurturing, guidance and support from me throughout.
Testimonials
“Laura's care was excellent, I always felt reassured and supported”
"The only word I can use for Laura is phenomenal, she was absolutely amazing with me as I had a difficult pregnancy”
“She is very knowledgeable and made my pregnancy very relaxing.”
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TESTIMONIALS
What others are saying
"Lucky to have met"
"Laura, thanks for all your patience, support and kindness throughout my pregnancy journey, you have been such an amazing person, which I consider myself lucky to have met. Your kindness and support for me will always be remembered. We really do appreciate you."
- Abasiama
"Care was excellent"
"Laura's care was excellent, I always felt reassured and well supported. I knew how to get hold of Laura and Laura would always get back to me in a reasonable time frame to support me. Laura took the time to get to know me well, which had a positive impact on my care"
- Casey
"Reassured Me"
"Laura was my Midwife with my youngest child and the only word I can use for Laura is phenomenal - she was absolutely amazing with me as I had a difficult pregnancy and was always worried. Laura reassured me in my appointments and communications through messages, that all seems ok at the present time. She was understanding, patient and available when needed. I couldn't recommend Laura any more if I tried. Absolutely amazing Midwife and person
- Shauna
A Tender Start
In depth antenatal physical and emotional wellbeing checks, time-rich appointments approx 2 hours long. 34 week blood test included. Initial booking appointment then every 4 weeks till 28 weeks, every 2 weeks till 36 weeks then every week until birth. All care is delivered in the comfort of your own home, at a time to suit you.
On call for you 24/7 from 37 weeks of pregnancy, full support and care throughout labour and birth (a 2nd Midwife will attend for your homebirth). Gentle and calm wraparound support offered during a hospital birth, as your advocate and emotional support birth partner. Immediate postnatal care is given following birth for you and your baby..
Complete postnatal care package for your fourth trimester, from birth till up to 4-6 weeks after. Comprehensive top-to-toe assessment for you and your baby at each visit. Support and protection with feeding, bonding, wound and perineal care. Postnatal exercise advice and the NIPE assessment, newborn heel prick test and baby weight included.
Care Options
How an Independent Midwife can support you?
If you require a stand alone appointment, I can offer Antenatal appointments, Fit to Fly assessments, Mat B1 requests, Postnatal Appointments, Feeding Support Appointments and NIPE examinations. This can also include Blood Tests, Swabs & Glucose Tests.
Nurturing packages of care, ranging from Early Days Pregnancy Support, through to Birth Planning Sessions.
Embrace Signature Complete Care
A complete journey of care, starting from booking. Everything mapped out for you within one journey , leaving you with no extra worries. Duel care journey also available with the option of care with a Birth & Postnatal Doula entwined throughout your journey.
Enhanced Postnatal Care journeys
Various New Beginnings postnatal options, ranging from complete Postnatal Care to Intensive Postnatal Support following a Caesarean or Wraparound Feeding Support.
My Mission
To ensure that compassionate Continuity-Of-Care is accessible to each and every birthing woman and family, ensuring you feel empowered to be heard, and involved in all aspects of your care, and that you feel fully supported throughout your pregnancy and birth journey.
NMC Registered Midwife
NMC Registered in all aspects of Midwifery care. Ongoing membership and registration signifies commitment to professional standards and ongoing training and development. Professional registration renewed yearly, revalidation 3 yearly.
Zest Midwives Certified
Ongoing membership with Zest Midwives who provide birth Insurance and ongoing CPD and Emergency Skills and Safeguarding training
NIPE Practitioner
Qualified NIPE (Newborn Infant and Physical Examination) Practitioner.
3-Step Rewind Practitioner
Offering trauma-informed support due to loss, traumatic birth and more.
RCN Registered
Registered and insured with RCN for Antenatal & Postnatal care.
ICO Data Protection Registered
Feel safe in the knowledge that all your data and information that I hold meets data protection regulation.
CMA Registered
CMA Registered, trained in Hypnobirthing and Massage & currently training in Pregnancy Massage and Aromatherapy.
Professional, Public & Products Liability Insured
by Balens
DBS Registered
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If you have any further questions or want to discuss shaping a care plan that is personalised to you and your needs then please get in touch using the details shown. If you are sure you want to proceed, please purchase your care options on the journeys page and I will be in touch soon after to arrange a discovery call to highlight your options and discuss your needs and preferences further.
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