HAPPY BIRTH DAYS

Classes are lively, informal and relaxed and offer honest, realistic advice from an experienced practising midwife. Couple-centred classes will increase confidence and assist with choices during a time of great change. Happy Birth Days antenatal classes offer an opportunity to meet like-minded people undergoing the same experiences. A Happy Birth Days course will provide couples with information, skills and guidance to deal with the challenges of labour, birth and early days with your new baby. I am a registered midwife and mother currently working for a local NHS Trust in Essex, providing care for antenatal, labouring and postnatal women.

I graduated in 2000 with a BSc (Hons) Degree in Midwifery. I am a member of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Nurses (RCN). My practice is regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). My work involves assisting couples who wish to have natural labours - with minimal intervention, active birth, using various positions as the woman chooses and water births when these are required.

My work also involves caring for couples through the more “high tech” birthing processes - induction of labour, birthing with the aid of epidural anaesthesia, instrumental deliveries ie ventouse and forceps and offering support during caesarean sections. Caring for women during the antenatal, labour and postnatal periods on a daily basis has enabled me to gain invaluable experience to support couples through this very personal, dynamic and unique time. I am passionate about my profession and recognise that a positive birthing experience has a significant impact on the long-term health of the family. Even if the birthing experience is not the one wished for or planned, with appropriate knowledge and support, the process can still be positive and empowering.