Our uniqueness is that all the professional working at the centre are qualified Midwives, including all the alternative therapists and educators.
We plan to work in partnership with the existing maternity services across Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, complementing and enhancing, generaling a gold standard service.
Enhanced Midwifery care has been shown by the government to be successful and works well within the existing NHS maternity services. We also see ourselves working alongside Private obstetricians and Independent midwifery.
The NICE guidelines (1) indicate that a woman should be seen regularly at monthly intervals (7-10 times AN) as necessary. These needs are generally met, but what about those women who want to be seen every week or every fortnight, by the same midwife in a calm and relaxed environment. Our Midwifery Centre will provide this, on a fee paying programme. Her own programme will be discussed at booking, any fears and needs addressed and a plan of care worked out. She can have basic midwifery and any of the alternative therapies, with group sessions to encourage her to meet and network with other pregnant women and their partners.
As previously discussed alternative therapies centre around a more holistic approach. The aim would be to help each individual mother develop all aspects of her physical, emotional, social and spiritual health. As all the therapists are qualified midwives, this will ensure that whoever the pregnant mother/partner/family see during their visits to the centre will be given good research based midwifery advice.
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Group sessions: Antenatal Education refresher Antenatal exercise/Postnatal sessions Aquanatal sessions (local pool) Birth Planning sessions Breast-feeding; Weekly drop-in sessions Breathing & Relaxation Candlelight relax & stretch Childbirth Education sessions Homeopathy in labour sessions Natal Hypnotherapy sessions Pregnancy Yoga sessions Postnatal exercise sessions Postnatal sessions Baby massage Well baby clinics |
Therapies available at the Centre: Enhanced Midwifery 1: 1 Antenatal /Postnatal consultations Acupuncture aiding induction Aromatherapy Homeopathy Hopi Ear Candle Indian head massage Moxibustion, helping to correct breech babies New born Examinations Reflexology Reiki healing Swedish massage And more developing…. |