This is where my real passion for midwifery lies.
In my professional journey as a Midwife, I have become increasingly aware of the lack of care, support and education for new parents. I have seen how this is this impacting families and women with their recovery, not only in the immediate postpartum period but in the years following.
I’m often told by new parents that they felt so unprepared for the immediate time after birth and the first few days with baby. Being at home with a new baby can be a totally overwhelming time and the anxieties that come with that being huge. Our expectations are usually so very far away from the reality, and so the first thing I can do is help you prepare for the early days, creating a calm, stress free home environment, fully equipped for your optimal recovery.
So with this in mind, I work to provide the highest standard of evidence based care, giving information, reassurance and support, centred around individual needs. I take a full body holistic approach to support those in my care, focusing on emotional, physical, psychological, spiritual and cultural needs of families as well as educate around the practicalities of becoming a parent.
Individualised support in person or virtual
At least 90 minutes
£150 per session
See packages below
Caesarean Birth Advanced Recovery
in collaboration with Miriam Green, Physiotherapist
Enhanced Postpartum Care
The postpartum period is considered one of the most vulnerable and physically trying times in a woman’s life, as the transition from birth to the 4th trimester and parenthood takes place. My aim is to provide you and your family with a positive postnatal experience, enabling you to navigate the transition to parenthood with knowledge and confidence, as well as trust in your body and the recovery process.
The first weeks as a family are a time of change and learning, for new parents and for your baby. Physical and emotional changes are prevalent as you navigate parenting, and so i’m here to support you and help relieve any anxieties and worries, so you can enjoy the start to your parenting journey.
During our face to face visits we will explore:
- Clinical physiological assessment at every visit
- Birth debrief
- Optimising sleep
- Mental health support & emotional wellbeing
- Understanding your recovery in depth
- Embracing your post birth brain and body
- Nutrition and supplementation
- Postnatal movement and your pelvic floor
- Healthy relationships
- Contraception advice
- Hands on Practical parenting
- Bonding and attachment
- Formula or breast-Feeding support
- Understanding your baby’s transition from the womb
- Understanding your baby’s needs in the 4th trimester
- Safe sleeping
- Baby cognitive and emotional development
- Professional support network
- Referrals for support as appropriate
Individualised support in person or virtual
At least 90 minutes
£150 per session
Bespoke packages can be arranged
In our professional journeys as a Pelvic health Physiotherapist and Registered Midwife, we have become increasingly aware of the lack of care, support and education post caesarean birth, and how this is this impacting women and their recovery. Not only in the immediate postpartum period, but in the years following.
We are working together to provide evidence based, individualised care and support to families, to help optimise mental and physical healing after birth by caesarean. We aim to facilitate understanding of the impact of pregnancy and birth on the body and empower women and birthing people to take control of their own recovery.
Post caesarean women are given very little specific assessment or advice, however there is so much that can be done from day one. Gentle exercise, appropriate guided movement to suit you as an individual and aid your recovery process, enabling you to feel in control of your journey and your body again. By providing this service and taking a full body holistic approach we hope to reduce the readmission rate, reduce the risk of perinatal mental health and improve physical health outcomes for both Mum and Baby.
We both have a need and a deep passion to help change things for the better, to help improve care pathways and outcomes for Women and birthing people accessing Maternity services. This is the first step….
Working together with over 35 years of joint experience in Midwifery and Physiotherapy, supporting your recovery Post Caesarean Birth is not only our role, but an absolute passion of ours. We strive to empower more women before and after caesarean birth and encourage optimal recovery. Our extremely high standard of evidence based care and education is changing health outcomes, both short and long term.
Having our support you can benefit from:
- Full preparation for your Caesarean with birth preferences and postnatal planning
- Full body postnatal clinical assessment
- In depth physiological hands on assessment
- Individualised guided movement plan
- Wound assessment and management
- Management of pelvic pain, back pain, diastases recti, pelvic floor and prolapse
-Postnatal exercise plan
- Understanding your baby in the 4th trimester and support with the transition to parenthood
- Education and support around feeding and newborn care following C-section
- Emotional and physical support
- Post birth Nutritional and wellbeing advice
Miriam and Lara are a great team. Together they fully prepared me for my planned caesarean birth but mostly the care and support following was so in-depth and much needed. I felt totally in control of my recovery this time and only wish I'd had access to their knowledge and support following my first.
Individualised support in person or virtual
at least 90 minutes
£150 per session Lara
£150 per session Miriam
£280 Joint visit
£100 Mummy MOT with Miriam (4-6 weeks post birth)
See packages below
Personalised face to face care at home, supporting families across the Midlands, Warwickshire and London with online access available nationally and internationally.
Postpartum Planning
Postnatal planning is key and a perfect place for your journey with me to start. Being prepared is one of the most important things you can do for you as parents, your baby and for your support network. Together we'll look at those first few weeks in depth, focusing on your recovery, where you need help as well as give you an in depth understanding of your babies needs as you navigate the early days of parenting. And if you wish, we can help get breastfeeding off to the very best start.
Postnatal planning is a way to identify your wishes, requests, boundaries and support system after the baby arrives. The first few days with baby can be exhausting on so many levels, so setting up a basic framework with rules, roles and expectations can help with the transition into parenthood. It will benefit not only you and your baby, but your support network too.
What we look at together:
Feeding: exploring the options
Home preparation for baby & Equipment
Nourishment and meal planning
Your support network and delegating roles
Visitors planning
Welcoming your baby home
Your recovery in the first 72 hours
Understanding your sleep needs
The first 72 hours with your baby
Your baby’s transition from womb to life
