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SUFFOLK INDEPENDENT MIDWIVES LTD
Private maternity and birth care for East Anglia.
Cambridge, Suffolk & Norfolk
Suffolk Independent Midwives is dedicated to offering outstanding care support tailored specifically for expectant families, all within a warm and inviting atmosphere that fosters comfort and reassurance. Your highly experienced and professional Midwife is committed to guiding you through every phase of your journey, ensuring that you feel fully supported and informed, ultimately leading to a birthing experience that is not only positive but also truly memorable and enriching.
Call Jo, for a friendly chat about all of your care needs.
Tel: 07754538701
Meet your lead midwife at Suffolk Independent Midwives.
Jo Dennison
I began my midwifery journey as a little girl, recreating a maternity ward and nursery in my bedroom, with my dolls on a regular basis. Fascinated with the world of birth, I was destined to always become a midwife. I realised that childhood dream in 2003, when I qualified as a midwife working within the NHS. I soon found out that role was not a good fit for me and in 2005 I founded Suffolk Independent Midwives. Here I find myself a couple of decades later - still passionate, still caring and still endeavoring to supporting women to feel empowered and in control of their own birth stories. I bring a wealth of experience, in a calm and caring capacity, in the hope that I can make the difference in your journey into parenthood.
OUR SERVICES
We pride ourselves in providing you and your partner with safe and effective, one-to-one care and support, in your own home, using the best available research-based evidence and guidance, so that you are able to make fully informed decisions. Care can begin in early pregnancy, until your baby is 6 weeks old.
If you would prefer a shortened period of care, there is a package which begins at 30 weeks of pregnancy, includes a birth package and postnatal care until your baby is around ten days to 14 days old.
If you require just pregnancy care, or postnatal care only, then we are very flexible and able to facilitate this for you, and we have an excellent enhanced breast feeding support service, for your baby's first week.
For cost's of packages, please scroll down to the bottom of this website, or give Jo a call for a friendly and informative chat..
Care can include a home birth or hospital support package. Unfortunately, we do not offer a 'home birth only' package.
If you feel unsure about which package is best for you, or would like to arrange a bespoke package of care, then just give Jo a call on 07754538701, for an informal chat and advice. Pleased be advised to book for care early - as we provide one-to-one care, we are restricted to the number of clients we have on our case-load at any one time.
Suffolk Independent Midwifery Ltd.
ANTENATAL CARE
Informative, caring and Compassionate
Beginning our relationship with an informal meet and greet, as your Midwife I am committed to your health and the well-being of your growing family, available whenever needed throughout your entire pregnancy. I will be there to provide you with continuous clinical, emotional and physical support, and answer any and all questions you may have.
* 24/7 telephone advice and support, direct to my own personal mobile telephone number for 'booked' clients. (This service is only available to patients of Suffolk Independent Midwives, not a general public information service)
* One-to-one antenatal visits are conducted in the comfort of your own home and are family friendly.
*Antenatal care to include all routine antenatal checks and any emergency call-outs.
* Checks are friendly and caring, but professional and planned to last around 60-90 minutes. However these may run longer, if you have lots of questions or concerns. I never want you to feel rushed or that you don't have the time to ask all the questions you want.
* Organising your required diagnostic screening, blood test's and ultrasound with your chosen hospital.
* Parent Education is specifically designed around your own personal needs and all one-to-one.
* Two informative and detailed 'labour and birth' discussion and planning appointment at around 34-36 weeks gestation for you and your partner.
* Support and advice in writing your birth plan.
* Optimal fetal positioning using 'Spinning Babies' techniques and Rebozo.
* Complimentary therapies for pregnancy, including massage, reflexology, aromatherapy and Hypnobirth.
YOUR BIRTH
Supportive and empowering
I specialise in natural child birthing techniques withing a home water birth environment and have had many years of experience and knowledge in supporting and empowering women to trust their bodies. I encourage you to utilise your own instincts during childbirth, so that with my care and guidance, you are able to achieve a positive, rewarding and safe birth experience.
All home births have two midwives for your birth. You will be given the opportunity to meet your second midwife during your antenatal care.
Your birth is very special, and you should be treated with care and respect - always! So, with this in mind, it is very important to me that your labour is based on your own personal needs and I strive to offer you flexibility and control. My aim is for you to take an active role in birthing your baby and to fully experience that most precious of moments.
This philosophy is not just for home birth, but can also be incorporated into any hospital or birth unit environment, to support you in achieving the best outcome possible, with continuity of care and advocacy, from a known, trusted professional.
POSTNATAL SUPPORT
Our midwife/client relationship continues
Following your baby's birth, 1-2 hourly visits continue on a daily basis to begin with. This is to establish that you and your baby are physically and emotionally recovering after your delivery and is especially important for those who are planning to breastfeed their baby. Depending on your well-being, previous experience and personal wishes, these visits gradually become less over the next 4-6 weeks - usually to every other day, then every third or fourth day, as you become more and more confident, until you are coping independently with your new baby.
* One to one postnatal care for you and your baby for the first 2- 6 weeks - all in the comfort of your own home, with regular breastfeeding assessments included.
* 24/7 telephone consultancy continues, as before, for reassurance and advise.
* Physical well-being checks for you and baby, to make sure you are healing and recovering, following your baby's birth.
*Newborn blood spot testing and NIPE check
* Hands on guidance,advise and support with breastfeeding your baby.
* Regular baby weight checks, using specially designed mobile electronic scales.
* Help with baby care - everything from changing they're nappy or bathing, to soothing a 'gassy' baby.
* Information and guidance in acquiring birth certificates and registering your baby.
PACKAGE FEE'S
For a list of packages and fee's, please scroll down, or if you dont see the package you require, then contact us to discuss your bespoke care requirements.
Contact :
joannajden@aol.com or call 07754538701 to speak with Jo
We offer payment plans. Most of our clients pay for services on a monthly basis throughout their pregnancies.
Antenatal and postnatal packages
Care from 8 weeks until your baby is 4-6 weeks old £3500
Care from 30 weeks until your baby is 2 weeks old £3000
If you value 1-2-1 support and individualised care throughout your pregnancy and when you come home with your baby, then this package is designed for you, with a continuity of midwife in mind. Based on all of your clinical midwifery care needs, including routine monitoring for you and your baby. Tailored birth planning and labour preparation, colostrum harvesting, complementary therapies and natural child birthing techniques. Postnatal support continues with routine assessments and monitoring, breastfeeding support, regular baby weight checks and newborn blood spot screening.
Premium Home Birth package: £7500
Including all of your midwifery antenatal care, from early pregnancy and postnatal care up to 4-6 weeks, as described above. This package provides you with two fully insured and experienced midwives for your birth who are on-call from 37 weeks to whenever you have your baby, a loaned birth pool and Entonox (gas and air), for use during your labour.
Premium Hospital support package: £6500
This also includes your routine midwifery antenatal and postnatal care, but also provides you with 1-2-1 independent midwife support during your hospital or birth unit delivery, providing continuity, advice, advocacy and a warm and guiding hand in labour.
Mini birth package: Home Birth £6500 Hospital Support £6000
As above, although care begins later in pregnancy at around 30 weeks and continues until your baby is 2 weeks old.
One-off appointments: £350 (2-3 hours)
Book a one-off appointment for an antenatal review, postnatal review or extra breastfeeding support. Appointments include taking a detailed clinical history.
Please note that there is a small travel charge for those patients who live more than an hour from our base in Newmarket, Suffolk.
“Having Jo as my midwife, had a profound and lasting impact on my confidence in birth and motherhood. Jo's demeanour, knowledge and support, gave both my Husband and I confidence and she was essential to my positive experience and physical and emotional recovery. Jo had a special ability to make me feel like my baby was the most special baby she had ever held.''
Rebecca Bosch Slone
“My pregnancy experience with Jo, goes beyond birth. It began with my care during pregnancy and I formed a friendship with a wonderful woman. If I could keep Jo with me everyday, I would! Her smile and contagious happiness is the perfect asset to have on any day, but especially during this special time.”
Leslie Bridges
“Both my Husband and I met with Jo and immediately felt at ease and confident with her support. Through-out my pregnancy we developed a great relationship, so that when I found I was pregnant with my second baby, Jo was one of the first people we called.”