North London Midwife Birth Services
The midwives at Regents Midwifery Practice will be with you throughout your labour and birth, wherever you choose to birth.Many women are now opting for home births rather than travelling to their local hospital. We can practice at our full capacity at a home birth, however, we are required to hand over care if you choose to birth in your hospital.
Home & Water Births
Most of us choose to go to hospital to have our baby without even considering the option of a home birth. We promote home births for healthy, normal pregnancies as your home is as safe, if not safer than hospital.Regents Midwifery Practice specialise in home water births and can assist you with hiring the pool. Women who have water births tend to require less intervention with quicker, easier and more comfortable labours. In addition it provides a gentler brith for the baby as they appear less traumatised by birth.
With regard to safety, there is no evidence to support that home births are less safe than hospital. The risks associated with a hospital birth such as infection, less one-to-one care, more medicalisation are often overlooked and can be equal or greater than the benefit of immediate access to medical attention.
We can discuss the pro's and con's of home and water births with you in more details so that you feel well informed to decide what suits your needs best.
Hospital Birth
As you progress with your labour in the comfort of your own home, your midwife will be with you to assess when you will need to be transferred to your hospital. Once admitted, your midwife will need to hand over complete care to the hospital, however, she will remain with you and act as your advocate to ensure for the highest possible care.