Hi new mumma's and families its so lovely to have you here. I am Laura, an experienced, compassionate Independent midwife, offering you personalised, holistic care to support a positive pregnancy, labour & birth and postnatal journey.

Congratulations on your pregnancy 🩶

The road ahead can feel daunting, but I am here to walk beside you.

I first walked into the Maternity world in 2017, starting as a volunteer and progressing to a Maternity Support Worker, being able to support a family prior to birth and in those first few days after having their baby, was a calling to me.

I had known for a long time that I wanted to be a Midwife, but life took a different path, so I didn’t get there till a little later. In commencing my midwifery training and qualifying, I felt passionate and ready to become an Independent Midwife and voice for women and families just like you, within my care.

I intitally worked in the NHS after qualifying, it was a difficult time for all, due to Covid- 19 pressures. Mum's found it extra difficult to navigate their maternity care, due to restrictions with birthing partners. I empowered many women through that time, to have the strength to give birth with only me by their side, it really was a strange time and a lonely, isolating time for birthing women.

Shortly after qualifying I moved into a Continuity of Care team, providing care from booking, all the way through the antenatal stage, being present for the birth and then visiting postnatally. Continuity-of-Care has been proven time and time again to increase outcomes for Mothers and Babies and should be the minimum standard of care for all family's. I knew this way of working was exactly where I wanted to be! It aligned perfectly with my passion and drive to provide calm, nurturing, holistic maternity care to all women.

Unfortunately, Intervention rates continue to increase, my role as a hospital-based Midwife was becoming more of an 'Obstetric Nurse' role and more and more women were reporting feeling a lack of control or having little say in their own birth journey's, care decisions and experiences.

I knew I needed to try and make a difference, I wanted to ensure that all women feel heard, seen, understood and held, so I took the leap and left working in the NHS and went into the private field and now here I am, an Independent Midwife, giving back confidence and control to women and offering wraparound care choices, I feel in my happy place 🩶 advocating for you and your family, and giving you a leading voice in your care decisions and preferences. I strive to make sure you and your family feel heard, acknowledged and feel involved in all aspects of your care.