Hypnobirthing with Katie

21/05/2026

16/05/2026

I have rare space on my Hypnobirthing course starting next week!!

If you want to head into birth with a new found confidence to make choices that are right for you, with the knowledge you need to navigate birth, no matter how your baby is born, then this is for you.

Sunday 24th 10am-1pm and
Sunday 31st 10am—1pm

If you book a hypnobirthing course this May, use code: MAY20 at the checkout for £20 off.

Hope to see you there

25/04/2026

Seeing their transformation will always be my favourite!

Watching their fear ebb away.
Seeing their confidence grow.

I'm so excited for them and their journey to meet their baby.

02/01/2026

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆? 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗚𝗛 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 & 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄!

📅 Thursday 15 January, The Hall at Kettering General Hospital (next to car park B)
🕕 6pm – 8pm
🚗 Concessionary £1 parking available

This free event is open to all parents-to-be at any stage of pregnancy. Get expert advice from our amazing midwifery team, health visitors and breastfeeding midwives. Plus, explore baby-related stalls and get advice from our teams to help you prepare for birth and caring for your little one.

Don’t miss out – we’re here to support you every step of the way.

Find out more: https://orlo.uk/25iqa

19/11/2025

Interesting read

The standard method for closing the uterus after cesarean delivery, used for over 50 years, may be causing a host of long-term health issues for millions of women.

According to Dr. Emmanuel Bujold and Dr. Roberto Romero, leaders in obstetrics and gynecology, current closure practices—where sutures join the uterine lining with surrounding muscle—fail to restore the uterus’s natural structure, leading to serious complications.

Their exhaustive review reveals the risks: abnormal placenta attachment affects up to 6% of women, uterine rupture up to 3%, and premature births up to 28%. Many suffer pelvic pain (up to 35%), excessive bleeding (up to 33%), and endometriosis or adenomyosis (up to 43%). Such complications are linked directly to the scarring produced by the conventional closure method.

Bujold and Romero propose a nuanced technique: suturing tissues only of the same type, carefully reconstructing the muscle layer while leaving the uterine lining untouched for natural regeneration. Although this new method takes 5–8 minutes—twice as long as the traditional approach—the additional blood loss is minimal and outweighed by better outcomes for future reproductive health.

With cesarean rates rising globally, especially in countries like Canada where 27% of births are by C-section, prioritizing meticulous uterine repair is a critical public health concern. This shift in surgical thinking may help millions experience safer subsequent pregnancies and better long-term well-being.

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📄 RESEARCH PAPER

📌 Emmanuel Bujold et al, "Uterine closure after cesarean delivery: surgical principles, biological rationale, and clinical implications", American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2025)

15/11/2025

Please don’t use a home Doppler if you’re worried about your babies movements

14/11/2025

Sunday 9th November 2025 marked a sad day for midwifery education in the UK. The Sunday Times published an article accusing universities offering pre-registration midwifery training of pushing an “irresponsible ideology” of normal birth at all costs.

Let’s be clear - universities are not evangelising an ideology. Midwifery educators follow the WHO and ICM definitions of midwifery, advocating for physiological birth and evidence-based care.

The real issue? A climate of fear surrounding childbirth - driven by a paternalistic, risk-averse, and increasingly litigious NHS system that’s no longer fit for purpose.

It’s time for midwives to stand up - for our profession, and for the people we serve: expectant and birthing parents.

👉 Read my full thoughts on this in my latest blog post - https://www.expectancy.co.uk/denise-and-her-blog

17/09/2025

Very excited for this

17/09/2025

Available through our Etsy shop

Acupressure birth comb

Support your labour and birth journey with our Acupressure Birth Comb. This tool is designed to help manage pain during labour by utilising the Closed Gate Theory, which explains how pain signals are transmitted to the brain.
Comes with instructions and gift bag.

Available in our Etsy shop.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheMidwivesCircle

Comment 'shop' for the link.