“The whole point of woman-centred birth is the knowledge that a woman is the birth power source. She may need, and deserve help, but in essence, she always had, currently has, and will have the power.”
Heather McCue
Tracy Pyle - Midwife
I believe that all women should be able to choose their own midwife and where they would like to give birth. Working as an Independent Midwife allows me to practice the role of the midwife to its fullest extent. This way of working offers me incredible job satisfaction, and also provides amazing benefits for women & their families. Receiving one to one care from a known midwife is proven to increase your chance of having a ‘normal birth’ and reduce the use of obstetric interventions during labour, which ultimately leads to a more positive birth experience.
I endeavour to make the women I support feel confident about their body’s ability and knowledgeable about the choices they make. I offer an individualised approach to care as every woman is unique. I am passionate about home birth & one to one breastfeeding support as I feel this is something women really benefit from. Given time, privacy and the right support, I believe most women will birth their babies beautifully without the need for intervention.
I endeavour to make the women I support feel confident about their body’s ability and knowledgeable about the choices they make. I offer an individualised approach to care as every woman is unique. I am passionate about home birth & one to one breastfeeding support as I feel this is something women really benefit from. Given time, privacy and the right support, I believe most women will birth their babies beautifully without the need for intervention.
Carole Goddard - Midwife
My interest and passion for midwifery really commenced with the birth of my daughter. I received excellent training and experience working within a North London Trust and the community of Haringey, however I became disillusioned with the financial pressures, fragmented care and politics within the NHS, seeking an alternative way of working and caring for women and families during the most important and life changing period of pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood.
I joined The Birth Centre to enable me to provide the care which is central to my philosophy for midwifery, working with women and families, having the time to really get to know them, and build strong, trusting relationships. I believe that this relationship is vital to empower the expectant family in making informed choices, leading to positive pregnancies, birth experiences and socialising their transition to parenthood.
When The Birth Centre closed, I was certain that I could not relinquish this wonderfully satisfying way of working and deny women the benefits of ‘knowing your midwife’, a service which is not widely available within the NHS. I was therefore motivated to join forces with my like-minded colleagues and form Phoenix Independent Midwives, where I am able to offer continuity, individualised care, empower women with the knowledge that will enable them to make their own informed choices thus leading to positive experiences.
Selecting a midwife to accompany you on your unique journey is a very personal choice – I would feel privileged if you were to choose me.
Glenis Paulette - Midwife
Ever since the birth of my son I have been passionate about pregnancy, childbirth and women’s issues. I worked as a homoeopath and acupuncturist in Australia for 15 years, treating many pregnant, and postnatal women and young children. I was a childbirth educator and accompanied and supported women during their births. Spurred on by my dream to offer holistic support to healthy women giving birth in their own homes, I studied nursing, and then trained as a midwife. Since then I have worked mostly independently, partly at The Birth Centre which was located in Tooting, but also attending lots of home births, water births and hospital births throughout London, in a self-employed capacity. An advantage of this was that I could fully employ my natural therapy skills. It is wonderful to be able to help women through challenging phases of their pregnancies and births using these skills.
I believe that women are designed to be pregnant and give birth. Our bodies know what to
do; we need to be able to relax and let them get on with that, with the minimum of interference. I will provide you with information, based on many years of experience working with women in their childbearing years. This will help supply you with the knowledge and tools to decide how you want to give birth. We will have ample time to work together to make this a reality. With encouragement and
support and a little forethought you can create the optimum environment in which to give birth and make it a positive and memorable experience for everyone in your family.
I would love to discuss your childbirth options with you. I am also available for homeopathic, acupuncture, aromatherapy massage treatments and Newborn Baby Checks.
I joined The Birth Centre to enable me to provide the care which is central to my philosophy for midwifery, working with women and families, having the time to really get to know them, and build strong, trusting relationships. I believe that this relationship is vital to empower the expectant family in making informed choices, leading to positive pregnancies, birth experiences and socialising their transition to parenthood.
When The Birth Centre closed, I was certain that I could not relinquish this wonderfully satisfying way of working and deny women the benefits of ‘knowing your midwife’, a service which is not widely available within the NHS. I was therefore motivated to join forces with my like-minded colleagues and form Phoenix Independent Midwives, where I am able to offer continuity, individualised care, empower women with the knowledge that will enable them to make their own informed choices thus leading to positive experiences.
Selecting a midwife to accompany you on your unique journey is a very personal choice – I would feel privileged if you were to choose me.
Glenis Paulette - Midwife
Ever since the birth of my son I have been passionate about pregnancy, childbirth and women’s issues. I worked as a homoeopath and acupuncturist in Australia for 15 years, treating many pregnant, and postnatal women and young children. I was a childbirth educator and accompanied and supported women during their births. Spurred on by my dream to offer holistic support to healthy women giving birth in their own homes, I studied nursing, and then trained as a midwife. Since then I have worked mostly independently, partly at The Birth Centre which was located in Tooting, but also attending lots of home births, water births and hospital births throughout London, in a self-employed capacity. An advantage of this was that I could fully employ my natural therapy skills. It is wonderful to be able to help women through challenging phases of their pregnancies and births using these skills.
I believe that women are designed to be pregnant and give birth. Our bodies know what to
do; we need to be able to relax and let them get on with that, with the minimum of interference. I will provide you with information, based on many years of experience working with women in their childbearing years. This will help supply you with the knowledge and tools to decide how you want to give birth. We will have ample time to work together to make this a reality. With encouragement and
support and a little forethought you can create the optimum environment in which to give birth and make it a positive and memorable experience for everyone in your family.
I would love to discuss your childbirth options with you. I am also available for homeopathic, acupuncture, aromatherapy massage treatments and Newborn Baby Checks.
