Meet your midwife
I’m a practising NHS midwife in Uttlesford, and I teach the things I wish every couple knew before birth.
Background
[Emily’s story, in her own words: where she trained, how long she has been a midwife, and her experience of hospital and home births.]
[Why she started teaching Ready for Birth and Ready for Feeding, and what she hopes couples take away from them.]
[Anything personal she is happy to share: family, where she lives locally, life outside work.]
On the labour ward
“This is tough, but you are tougher.”
“Fresh cool air in, soft warm air out.”
“Shoulders down. We don’t wear them as earrings.”
“No is a complete sentence.”
A midwife’s notes
Keep sipping, and eat little and often.
Don’t chase labour. It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
Low lights, quiet voices, music on: oxytocin likes calm.
Three positions to help your baby find a good position.
A gentle oxytocin boost if contractions are irregular.
Spaces are limited to six couples.