Your own midwife through an unknown journey
Private (independent) midwifery care across London, Hertfordshire and Essex.
Exceptional, private midwifery care that's built around your choices.
The difference of Private midwifery care
Your midwifery care should reflect who you are and what matters most to you. Private midwifery care is an attractive choice that many families are now considering and is now more affordable than ever before. With an independent midwife you can experience:
A midwife who knows you
Your care is never handed to a colleague you've never met. You can experience personalised attention and service. From our first conversation, you'll be be exclusively cared for and nurtured.
Support you can rely on
I bring warmth and unhurried presence to every visit, expert, professional guidance and the skills to respond confidently should complications arise. You have the option to choose where you birth and access to specialist referrals should you need.
Kind care on your terms
You can tailor your care to your needs. You are the primary decision maker in your journey. No waiting rooms, no time pressures, no repeating yourself to a different face. Just space to think, ask and feel at ease.
"Let choice whisper in your ear and love murmur in your heart. Be ready. Here comes life."
Maya Angelou
How I can help you
Full care | Antenatal, labour & birth and postnatal Care Packages in london
Complete pregnancy, birth & postnatal care
When choosing a package of support, we begin your midwifery care journey with regular home visits, clinical care, topic focused sessions and real conversations about your pregnancy, birth and motherhood vision.
Once you're in labour, I'll arrive at your request and stay to provide midwifery support throughout your entire labour and the tender hours after.
A benefit of having a private midwife is that one-to-one care with a known provider builds trust and connection, which will support your birthing journey when you and your baby are ready to meet.
I take a personal interest in making each pregnancy, birth and postpartum special and because of that I offer full spectrum care for up to two families a month. Other midwifery services are still available at this time.
private midwife care SERVICES in london
One-off midwifery consultations
Perhaps you need clarity, advice, a strategy, or space to be heard without being rushed. No package, no commitment, and no clinical system to navigate.
Imagine if seeing a midwife could not only happen quickly, but could actually be arranged for a time that suited you?
With an independent midwife, that's exactly what you get: midwifery care, right when you need it.
- Antenatal (prenatal) home visits or work appointments
- Postnatal recovery home visits
- Birth planning sessions
- Birth reflection and debrief sessions
- Newborn Infant Physical Examinations (NIPE)
- Fit-to-fly letters / certificates for airline travel during pregnancy
- Holistic complementary therapies including pregnancy, postnatal and baby massage.
- Personalised 1:1 consultations for any other need, including pregnancy decisions and baby loss support.
- Overnight postnatal / newborn care support
Meet Darcy, The Conscious Midwife
Hello, I'm Darcy, a private (independent) midwife practitioner, offering midwifery care in London, Hertfordshire and Essex.
Midwifery called to me because of it's relational nature and the magical event that is birth. I know how much it matters to be known by those caring for you during pregnancy, birth and early parenthood in a deeply personal way, something I feel the current system struggles to achieve.
I love supporting women and their beautiful families through this incredibly special time and look forward to the call that brings me to your birth!
Darcy Fox - Registered Midwife (RM)
