Antenatal Care
£3210
Your appointments with me will be unhurried and relaxed in the comfort of your own home, and are flexible to your needs and wants. All checks (i.e. blood pressure, urine dipstick, fetal health monitoring etc) are optional, and I will be happy to discuss the recommendations behind the care I offer. Standard blood tests included, additional tests (i.e. NIPT) an optional extra.
Antenatal & postnatal care package is £5550 (upgrade at any point)
Forget what you think you know about antenatal care.
Sitting in a GP surgery waiting room full of people coughing, 45 minutes behind schedule for a 15 minute appointment that speeds through the basics and ends with questions unanswered. The not knowing which midwife it will be this time, having to repeat your story every time. Weeing into a tube in a public loo and sitting with it in your handbag wondering if you were supposed to wrap it in paper towel? Not being sure which phone number you should be ringing with your questions, and do you have a named midwife? Or a team? And do you call triage at 23 weeks, or the community team? Do you even have their phone number? Or was it supposed to be an email?
Now imagine it how it should be.
Virtual support 7 days a week, voice notes back and forth. You know exactly who to contact, and even better, they know everything about you already. Appointments in your own home, with a cup of tea, on the sofa. Always on time, without being turfed out at the 15 minute mark. No set schedule of when you are 'allowed' to discuss your birth plan. 16 weeks? Sounds good, let's get started! Want to get into the evidence behind a recommendation? Love it, let's do a deep dive. No strict time limits on appointments, no topics off limits. Matrescence to breastfeeding, preparing kids for siblings to unpacking previous birth journeys. Because no two pregnancies are the same, so care shouldn't be cookie-cutter either.
You'll never feel like a bother. Have you got a worry at 18 weeks that you haven't felt any movements yet and need reassurance? No problem, I'll pop over and have a listen in to baby's heartbeat.
Saw something on social media that has you worried? Send me a text and I'll send you a podcast length voice note back. No question too silly, no worry too small.
Because the crucial aspect of antenatal care is care. Meeting you where you're at. Understanding your story. Listening to you and really hearing what you're saying. Knowing that your body and your baby are unique and giving bespoke advice rather than blanket population-level recommendations. Seeing you as a whole, and not a list of 'risks'.
Antenatal care isn't just checking that you and baby are well, it's the first step on your journey to motherhood, or growing your family. All journeys are important, and all journeys deserve to be supported and understood.
This level of care isn't a luxury. It's essential.
Antenatal appointment schedule
Discovery call
This can be either a phone call or virtual call where you can see if my services are right for you. I find out what you want or need from your antenatal care and see if we're a good fit.
Booking
This generally takes around 2 hours. I will take a full medical, obstetric and holistic history and get to know you and your family. We will discuss screening options, make a plan for pregnancy, and I will give advice on nutrition and health in pregnancy.
I will also provide you with your own personal antenatal notes that will remain with you for the duration of your pregnancy. This will be used to document your antenatal care, and will also contain a wealth of information and signposts to further research you can do to help you make decisions around your care.
12 weeks
An additional appointment (optional) where I can check in with you at the end of your first trimester, assess your physical and mental wellbeing, and answer any questions you might have about the results of the early screening and ultrasound.
[NOTE: I do not offer ultrasound scans]
16 weeks
An assessment of physical and mental health. The first opportunity to listen in to baby's heartbeat via a doppler if you choose.
20 weeks
An additional appointment (optional) where we can discuss the result of your 20 week ultrasound. A general check in.
25 weeks
We will assess physical and mental wellbeing, discuss baby's movements, and we will begin antenatal education. I will also begin to offer fundal height measurements if appropriate so that we can monitor baby's growth throughout the pregnancy.
28 weeks
We will assess your physical and mental wellbeing, and begin to discuss postnatal wellbeing, pelvic floor exercises, and start the discussion around infant feeding.
31 weeks
We will begin the discussion around your birth preferences if we have not already done so, in addition to assessing your physical and mental wellbeing.
34 weeks
Physical and mental wellbeing assessment. Continuation of discussion regarding birth preferences and postnatal advice.
36 weeks
In addition to physical and mental wellbeing checks, we will finalise your birth preferences and create a birth plan (if we have not already done so). I will advise on preparing for labour with regards to baby's positioning, and discuss colostrum harvesting if appropriate. We will also discuss signs of labour and recognising active labour.
37+ weeks
Physical and emotional wellbeing check. I will see you weekly until the birth of your baby - monitoring baby's wellbeing and helping you prepare your body for labour.