Our Philosophy

Pregnancy and birth is a unique life changing experience, during which time women should be cared for and supported in a holistic and women-centred way.

The North Surrey Midwives are passionate and committed, fulfilling a vocation to be ‘with woman’.

We strongly believe in women’s innate ability to birth their babies and that birth is a normal and empowering process. We envisage that all women should be supported to birth their babies in a unique and triumphant way, (regardless of mode of birth) with love and support to prepare them on their parenting journey.

Working With You

Our philosophy of midwifery care is that we work in partnership with you and your family to provide care that is planned to suit your individual needs, learning together and sharing knowledge to provide safe, effective and personal care.

We have chosen to work outside the NHS to provide a committed, holistic and individualised midwifery care service. We work in accordance with the Midwives Rules and the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct.

Insurance

Independent midwives are regulated and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC). They are accountable for the actions as autonomous practitioners and are regularly assessed as competent and fit for practice by a named Supervisor of Midwives (SOM).

Independent midwives have chosen to work outside of the NHS in order to provide individualised, one-to-one midwifery care. Currently in the UK, professional indemnity insurance is not available to independent midwives. The implications of Independent Midwives not having indemnity insurance is that in cases where a baby maybe born damaged there would be no financial recompense via an insurance company. This does not affect your right to make an official complaint to the NMC or the SOM should you have reason to.