About Myself

My inspiration for midwifery initially came from Dr Michel Odent, the pioneer for advocating the importance of natural birth. He made me realise that given the confidence, and with the right support, a woman can have the birth she wants.
I obtained my NNEB qualification in 1990 and I worked with families in their home looking after newborns and toddlers, helping them to settle in to family life. I saw my role as a supportive advisor, helping parents develop and grow.
I qualified and became a registered midwife in 1999. Since then I have worked in several London NHS hospitals and in the community and I am still working as a midwife in the NHS today.
In the hospital I have worked on the antenatal, labour and postnatal wards. As a community midwife I ran antenatal clinics at GP surgeries, helped mothers give birth and visited new parents at home to check on the health and wellbeing of the mother and baby.

I have helped mothers give both at home, in hospital and in water.

Since 2002 I have developed and run antenatal classes and breastfeeding workshops for pregnant women and their partners, both in the community and in NHS hospitals, and I have worked as a Specialist Midwife for Breastfeeding, giving breastfeeding support to new mothers both on the postnatal ward and in the their home.

I believe in continual personal and professional development. I have completed both my midwifery diploma, and a BSc in Midwifery, at Kings College London. I regularly attend courses for further advice and training on how to best support mothers and fathers becoming parents. These courses have been run by experts in their field such as Judith Schott for Antenatal Education, UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative for Breastfeeding Management, IAIM for baby massage and Maria Mongan for HypnoBirthing.