Consistent support from a registered midwife through your pregnancy, maternity leave, and return-to-work period
Midwife Connect offers personalised, non-clinical support from a qualified midwife, alongside your NHS maternity care
A space for support, reassurance, and continuity throughout your pregnancy journey
Pregnancy can bring excitement, joy, uncertainty, change, and pressure, particularly while balancing work, everyday life, and preparing for parenthood.
Midwife Connect provides a space to feel listened to, supported, and informed throughout pregnancy, maternity leave, and return to work.
Alongside your NHS maternity care, you’ll have access to ongoing support from a registered midwife who gets to know you as an individual - providing continuity, reassurance, guidance, and time to talk through whatever feels important to you.
What to expect
Individual 1:1 sessions with a midwife, where you
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Talk openly about your pregnancy and how you’re feeling with someone who understands
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Ask questions and take time to feel reassured
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Understand your care and make sense of each stage of your journey
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Explore your options and NHS care pathway
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Think through any work-related concerns or adjustments
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Prepare for birth so you feel informed and ready
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Build a relationship with a registered midwife who supports you throughout pregnancy, maternity leave, and your return to work
You can use our service in whatever way feels most helpful to you.
How it works
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Your employer will introduce Midwife Connect when you share that you’re pregnant
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We’ll contact you to arrange your first session
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You’ll have regular 1:1 support from a registered midwife throughout your journey (alongside your NHS care)
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Sessions can take place by phone, video call, or in person (where available)
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Appointments are flexible and arranged around you
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You can access additional support if you want it, including birth planning and birth reflection
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Support continues after your baby is born, helping you adjust to early motherhood
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You’ll also have support as you prepare to return to work
Your privacy
Your conversations with Midwife Connect are confidential
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Your employer will not have access to your session content
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We do not share what is discussed in your sessions with your employer
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Any insights shared with your employer are anonymised and do not identify you
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Information is only shared outside of Midwife Connect where required for safeguarding or legal reasons
Midwife Connect works alongside your NHS maternity care, providing additional support throughout your journey.
It does not replace your midwife or clinical care, and you will always be supported to access the right services if needed.
If you’d like to access support, you can get in touch directly, or speak to your employer about Midwife Connect.