It’s a Girl πŸ’–

We were Privileged to support this awesome Mama as she welcomed her Gorgeous little Girl into her arms in the #pool at #home πŸ’– Her 2nd pregnancy supported by us, her first #homeBirth, with the love and protection from her special Nan by having her favourite flowers right beside her birth pool πŸ€—πŸŒΌ Big brother was upstairs at the time and came down to meet his Gorgeous new baby sister whilst they were still in the pool and be part of the joy of the precious first hours πŸ’–πŸ’™ #HomeBirthJustHappened #namedmidwife #continuity #waterbirth

July-September stats

We are delighted to share our July- September stats with you πŸ€—

🀰🏼An amazing 90% of our caseload who were planning a homebirth during their pregnancy had a vaginal birth

🀰🏼90% of our mums knew the midwife who cared for them in labour

🀰🏼82% of our mums had a physiolocal 3rd stage ( natural birth of the placenta)

To support informed choice is both a priority abs privilege to us all in the Surrey Hills Team. If you would like to learn more about birthing your baby at home, and you live within the teams catchment please email us at rsch.homebirth.referrals@nhs.net

#HomeBirthJustHappened #caseloading #informedchoice #physiology #continuitymatters

A gentle, calm welcome

We were delighted to support this incredible Mama as she welcomed her gorgeous little Girl into her arms in the #pool at #home πŸ’– A wonderful surprise for her big sister when she got home from her grandparents β­οΈπŸ€— Our 2nd homebirth of the day for the team, the perfect welcome for our lovely new team member, Bev πŸ’– #HomeBirthJustHappened #waterbirth #Birthplaceoptions #choice

Sisters make the best of friends

This Amazing Mama was supported at home in the early hours of the morning as she welcomed her gorgeous little girl earthside in the #pool at #home πŸ’– This little one is in safe hands with 2 Big sisters to lead her on all life’s adventures ahead πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’– #girlgang. The first of two births in just over 12 hours, it was busy nigh/ day for our lovely midwives #HomeBirthJustHappened #SurreyHillsTeam #birthplaceoptions #care

Just keep swimming

All the stars aligned for this little one as she chose her due date for her arrival intro her Awesome Mamas arms, supported by her named midwife as well as the same midwife from her first birth πŸ’– A beautiful 2nd #homebirth in the #pool, with the Team for gorgeous family. With Harry Potter playing through her first labour, the choice this time was Finding Nemo and Big sister arrived home 30 mins later to meet her new little best friend πŸ€—πŸ’–πŸ’– #HomeBirthJustHappened #surreyHillsTeam #perfecttiming #namedmidwife #support

Look for the bare necessities

This awesome first time Mama had a last minute change to her birth plan and was supported by her named midwife, alongside our lovely colleagues at Royal Surrey to welcome her Gorgeous little Girl earthside πŸ’– Our circle of care continued at home in those early postnatal days as they settle into being a family of three πŸ€— #BirthIsAmazingWhereverItHappens #caseloading #namedmidwife #continuity

Rumour has it β€¦

Rumour has it… That first time Mamas can birth their babies at home #theyabsolutelycan #andtheydo. The team were privileged to support this Incredible Mama as she welcomed her little Girl earthside in the #pool at #home πŸ’– It was a busy week for the team, with the births of 8 caseload babies πŸ€— #HomeBirthJustHappened #SurreyHillsTeam #Primip #namedmidwife #choice