Independent Midwives - recommendation wanted

[j-mo]

Hi - I have seen a few posts on here mentioning independent midwives. I hadn't realised until then that the possibility existed. I wondered if anybody would recommend their midwife? And also anybody who had a hospital birth with an independent midwife in attendance could tell me how it works. Did you have your 'booking-in' appointment with your normal GP midwife first before you took on an independent? Particularly interested in hearing from anyone who gave birth at Kings and can shed any light on whether the midwives there take kindly to having someone else along for the party? Also, how did the husbands/partners handle having someone else there too?

Any thoughts/comments very gratefully received.

Thanks

J-Mo

[Fuschia]

Sally and Rene:

http://www.independentmidwives-southeast.co.uk/

Will Pm you my birth story. No problem having them with you at Kings as "friends"

[kristymac1]

Hi, I had Verona Hall (veronahall.co.uk) and she was fantastic - a fabulous midwife and now a very good friend. I would definitely give her a call, she's incredibly open and honest - a mum of two herself and lives in East Dulwich. I had a very difficult pregnancy and was pretty sure I didn't want to be anywhere near a hospital (unless abs necessary...) so opted for a home water birth. Verona was a massive strength to both me and DH thoughout the pregnancy, it was important for us to have that level of support due to my illness.

Good luck x