I believe that pregnancy and the early days and weeks with a new baby is a very important time and one of the biggest changes in every woman’s life.  It is a time when support, understanding, and help are essential.

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Looking after yourself in pregnancy and being well informed about birth and life with a baby is very important start into motherhood. Informing and educating parents and parents-to-be is a very crucial part of midwifery care, however, this part is very often rushed or neglected as many midwives are under extreme time pressures. 

Furthermore, many new parents don’t have their families around, friends are busy and dads have to return back to work.  Staying suddenly alone with a new baby can be exciting, but also a scary and lonely experience, especially if the birth was traumatic or breastfeeding is not going well.

I believe that every family is unique, and visits need to be tailored to meet the needs of the individual mum, dad, and baby. That is the reason why I started my own private practice as an independent midwife, where I can take my time and don't have to follow routine procedures and protocols of a hospital. Most of my work is done on one to one basis, however, I also run group classes where parents have the opportunity to meet other parents.   

My passion for midwifery and the belief that women deserve unrushed and high-quality care are the reasons that drove me to start a company called Baby Allaité in 2017 back in London. With my relocation to Geneva in February 2019 I have decided to rename this company to Calm Birth&Baby as it reflects more the overall services I provide and does not exclude bottle-fed babies. Working for the biggest NHS maternity trust in London for the past 8 years and 2 years in private practice gave me the opportunity to see any case imaginable, which made me an experienced, confident and highly knowledgeable practitioner.​