The birth of my second child was made a wonderful, natural and safe experience by my independent midwife. Booking her ensured that I knew the person who would attend my birth and felt confident that she understood, and shared, my wishes for the birth. The birth of my first child was a traumatic hospital emergency c-section and I really needed to feel safe in order to give my second child the birth I felt he deserved.

Without my lovely midwife, this would not have been possible. Unfortunatly, the NHS cannot guarantee that a midwife will be available for a home birth and you are very unlikely to have met the midwife before. In my opinion, it is essential to protect the skills and experience of independent midwives and the choice for pregnant women to have the birth they want. (woman who experienced a beautiful homebirth)