Resources
Here are a number of useful links and information to help you to feel supported during your childbirth experience.
My Birth Plan
Making a birth plan can feel a bit like a mandatory school homework assignment that you don’t really know how to do; here are a few tips on helping you to decide whether you want to make one at all, and how to get started if you do.
My Online Midwife: The First Twelve Weeks of Pregnancy
My Online Midwife is a series of videos and resources made by midwife Sarah Denning. It covers early pregnancy through common pregnancy problems, labour and birth, early motherhood and breastfeeding. They feature very experienced, senior health care professionals and therapists and have lots of really helpful information in them about labour and birth.
Useful links
Here is a list of links to local and national services that may be useful to you, or will give you more in-depth information on pregnancy topics. The Birth Team are not affiliated with these services or companies and are not responsible for any of the information given in them.
Pregnancy Plan
When you come to see us, together we will work out a plan for your pregnancy care and appointments. You can have your appointments at Spire Bushey Hospital or at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital.
What to bring into hospital
Knowing what to bring - and what not to bring- into hospital with you leaves many mothers in a panic. It will vary a little from hospital to hospital but your basic needs are the same. Try not to bring too many bags with you, and lots of ‘just in case’ extras; unless you are...