Sammy and Simon chose to have an independent midwife following a visit to their local maternity hospital. They found the experience medicalised and impersonal. Isabella is Sammy and Simon’s first baby and Sammy was keen from the start to have baby Isabella at home! After the visit to the hospital they felt more determined than ever to have their baby at home and they asked My Independent Midwife to take over their care so that they could guarantee that a midwife would be available to attend their homebirth. 

Sammy had a lovely straightforward pregnancy. At 12pm her membranes released before any surges had begun. Sammy called Jenny and she popped round to check Sammy was ok. At Sammy’s request a membrane sweep was done. A little while later Jenny left a rather excited Sammy to enjoy her latent labour.

Jenny returned home and said hello to each of her 3 children and gave them a cuddle. She was about to take off her coat when she received a phone call from a concerned Simon. Sammy was having frequent and long lasting surges and was finding it very difficult to cope. It was obvious Sammy’s birth was progressing quickly and Jenny immediately returned back to Sammy and Simon, calling Sarah to come and join them on the way.