Life as a new parent is rewarding and challenging - but you're not alone. We're here to support the whole family and give information and advice when you and your baby return home.
Why not have a read through the birth stories of those who have done their pregnancy with our Maternity team.
"On the morning of 19 April 2021 Remi (left) came round to check in and give me another sweep, hoping to be 5th time lucky. By 11pm and a long hot bath later we knew this one had worked as contractions were coming every 3 minutes.
Remi returned at 1am (20 April) and by this stage Grant was filling the pool as fast as he could because the contractions were coming thick and fast (we had to turn off the clary sage oil). I had my headphones on trying to stay focused and remember all my hypnobirthing techniques.
By 3:30am Rebecca had arrived to support and I was given the green light to go down stairs and into the pool; which was an instant relief. Unfortunately a bit of my cervix hadn’t dilated but the urges to push were so strong, there was a quick discussion about the possibility of a hospital transfer or back into the pool to deliver baby.
Thankfully Remi and Rebecca guided me back to the pool where baby Jano made his appearance. By 5:30am our healthy beautiful boy had arrived and just moments later our 4 year old daughter Piper was by the pool meeting her baby brother.
The home birth experience was everything we had hoped for and more."
