I’m Considering Booking a Birth Reflection - How Can I Get More Information?
ellie@midwifediaries.com
I am a registered midwife and Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA), offering independent birth reflection sessions for parents who want to better understand their birth experience.
I previously worked at The Rosie Hospital, where I ran the Birth Afterthoughts service as a specialist midwife. I supported parents to talk through their births and worked closely with consultant midwives, PALS and midwifery managers, and perinatal mental health services around concerns, complaints, and complex care.
Contact me via ellie@midwifediaries.com for more information and a short free phonecall to see if I can help.
I now work independently, providing a calm, compassionate space to reflect on birth experiences. I support parents to understand clinical decision-making, make sense of their maternity notes, and explore their options for future births. While I am not a mental health professional, my work is grounded in trauma-informed midwifery care, and I have extensive experience sensitively and clearly explaining what happened from a medical perspective.
My practice is shaped by ongoing training in trauma-informed care, including regular attendance at Trauma in Birth and Marcé Society Perinatal Mental Health conferences. I am committed to equity, anti-racism, and providing safe, inclusive care for LGBTQIA+ families, and I receive regular professional supervision from an experienced counsellor.
More recently, I became a mum to my daughter, Marianne - an experience that has deepened my understanding of how birth experiences can stay with us, and how important it is to feel heard and supported.
Pricing - £75 for a two hour session
If needed hardship prices can be discussed and arranged
Appointments available Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and weekend mornings
Sessions take place in your home (babies/partners/anyone else is welcome to attend) or online
Reviews
“Ellie offered us a honest and compassionate space to go through our birth, she brought a huge amount of research, knowledge and diligence to our notes. It was really helpful having the blend of clinical expertise with holistic and mental health knowledge as everything is linked! I hadn’t realised how many loops of thoughts had been circling for me in the background since the birth and a lot of these have just stopped, I feel more at peace with the way it happened - and having someone present that can help you make sense of it is invaluable.”
Becca
“I did my birth afterthoughts with you at the Rosie after the birth of our eldest (it took me a while to clock it was you - I couldn’t quite pinpoint where I’d met you, then it twigged quite recently!). I just wanted to say how incredibly useful it was, how listened you made me feel, and how it gave me confidence to have our second baby. “
Georgina
“It was really useful to go through the timeline of my labour together, as it had all felt like a blur at the time. Going through it and having access to clinical information, clarified by Ellie, helped me to build a more accurate narrative of how things unfolded. This also helped me to have more appreciation for the things that went well during my labour and the way my husband and I navigated it. This has left me feeling more empowered by the experience, which I hope will mean I can go into any future pregnancy and birth with more positivity and confidence.”
Sophie
Reviews
“It was really useful to go through the timeline of my labour together, as it had all felt like a blur at the time. Going through it and having access to clinical information, clarified by Ellie, helped me to build a more accurate narrative of how things unfolded. This also helped me to have more appreciation for the things that went well during my labour and the way my husband and I navigated it. This has left me feeling more empowered by the experience, which I hope will mean I can go into any future pregnancy and birth with more positivity and confidence.”
Sophie
“I did my birth afterthoughts with you at the Rosie after the birth of our eldest (it took me a while to clock it was you - I couldn’t quite pinpoint where I’d met you, then it twigged quite recently!). I just wanted to say how incredibly useful it was, how listened you made me feel, and how it gave me confidence to have our second baby. “
Georgina
“You offered us the perfect blend of professional and compassionate.”
Natalie