June 06, 2016

Why I chose an independent midwife

June 06, 2016/ Kate Shaw

Lara tells us how she knew, after reading Virginia's book The Baby's Coming, she had to have Virginia help her to have her baby. Now weeks away from having her second child, Lara talks about why she wanted an independent midwife and her experience of being cared for by Virginia.

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We chose to have an independent midwife because my Mum had had very bad experiences giving birth, and was keen for me to have a much easier experience. I heard that having an independent midwife is the best way to do to prepare for a straight-forward birth, as building a trusting relationship and feeling confident and empowered by a midwife allows you to be calm during the birth.

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I feel so incredibly proud of myself, of Tom, my Mum, Kay and of Hugo. Together we were just the perfect team and the birth allowed all my dreams of my perfect family to come true.

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