The formal stuff is below but the best way to explain who I am, why I trained as a midwife, left for a while, and then came back, is here. As you can tell, I’m becoming more focused on trauma and recovery for midwives and students.
I am an NHS midwife who works in all settings of a busy maternity hospital but I particularly enjoy slow, calm Birth Centre care. I am also a Freedom to Speak Up Listener.
Outside of clinical work, I write extensively on midwifery. My latest book, ‘Becoming a Midwife: A Student's Guide’ comes out on 23rd February 2023. This was commissioned by Macmillan Education, Bloomsbury.
I provide one-to-one and group sessions for aspiring and student midwives on the midwifery application process; and peer support sessions for student and qualified midwives.
To support myself and my clients, I have regular clinical supervision from a UKCP-registered psychotherapist, as well as good links with the psychotherapy community, many of who are NHS or teaching staff in the area.
My work includes:
A well-reviewed self-published book on getting into midwifery
A midwifery novel which was picked up by a small publisher
One to one and group sessions which you can find more about in the ‘Work With Ellie’ tab