Once we have had a discovery call, and you've taken the time to read through my Client Care Agreement, I will email you the link to pay, you can simply click this to book the individual package you require using the 'Pay in Installments' option. This will direct you to the GoCardless website and will prompt you to set up a direct debit for the payment installments for the package you have chosen. If you have any problems with this, don't hesitate to contact me and I can assist you further with this.

To ensure I can continue to provide ongoing Continuity-of-Care to you and your partner throughout birth, a second Midwife will attend to capture times, documentation and help with extra support if needed, this is also to ensure we are meeting our insurance obligations. Please feel re-assured that I will have organised for you to meet the Midwife before the birth to ensure consistent faces are present.

As an Independent Midwife I'm in a really unique position that I can choose how many clients I take on my caseload at one time, this gives me the opportunity to build trusting relationships with a small caseload of women and provide Continuity of Care throughout, ensuring you are always seeing the same Midwife, and then I will be on call for you from 37 weeks and will continue to support you in the postnatal period. I also have the advantage that I am not set to a time limit for appointments so I can give allow for time-rich appointments, in the comfort of your own home, at a time to suit you and your personal circumstances. A NHS midwife can be bound by time restrictions, availability and staffing constraints, so its likely you may see different midwives at different times. I also focus more on the low risk side of pregnancy and birth so my ethos is trying to keep things as intervention free (unless needed) and maintaining that low risk environment as much as possible but always prioritising keeping you and your baby safe.

Pregnancy and birth are unpredictable, and sometimes we aren't sure what is best and that's ok, a lot of thought and support is essential in these situations, you can choose to cease care immediately with me and will only pay for the care recieved unless you are past 36 weeks (as per my client care agreement terms and conditions) or you can continue to benefit from some ongoing support for reflection, coping strategies and navigating what comes next.