Both have the potential to be an amazingly positive, empowering and transformative experience for the parents to be when care is given with them having fully informed choices. Traditionally, women and families in Barbados (and worldwide) have been cared for during pregnancy, birth and postnataly by midwives. This method of care for normal healthy pregnant women has been proven safe and the most id
eal for a positive outcome and the best health of nations worldwide. As your midwife, I place emphasis on building a relationship of mutual trust with you which is strengthened throughout the prenatal period; this ensures heightened confidence levels in the mother (and father) who then feel empowered to achieve a gentle homebirth/waterbirth and breastfeeding success.
