Postnatal Care Package £1200
Midwife Only – This package replaces NHS postnatal care. See Information below
Your midwife will check Mum and Baby at every visit to help with feeding, postnatal issues, post-op care, weigh your baby, and help advise on any baby related queries.
Midwife Telephone support
Initial home visit
the day after you come home from hospital days 1-3
Further visits
Blood test & baby weigh
Visits till baby is 6 weeks
Visits (6-8) arranged as you require up until 6 weeks after birth.
Travel costs
Travel costs applied to packages beyond a 10 mile radius
Optional extra, 6 week postnatal check at The Birth Company with a Consultant Obstretrician. £350
4th Trimester Support Packages
Delivery day Support - £475
Doula only
Includes
- 36-38 weeks your Doula will meet you at home for a pre-birth meeting.
- On the day of delivery (elective caesarean sections only, please contact us for more information on natural deliveries.)
- Your Doula will be in the hospital with you to support your 1st day.
- 2 hour call in the 1st week for new life essentials.
Doula Support Package £600-£800
*Additional midwifery support also required either with Emily or NHS
Includes
- Weeks 1 – 6 – 2 hour weekly home visit
- Weeks 1 – 6 WhatsApp check ins as required
- Option to add on additional ad hoc support including over night problem solving.
Doula Support Package £2000
Midwife and Doula
Includes
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Your Doula will be in the hospital with you to support your 1st day.
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Midwife and Doula Telephone support
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Day 2-3 – Midwife visit on your 1st day home with baby
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Day 4 – 2 hr Check In Support Call with your Doula
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Day 5 – Midwife visit for baby’s blood test and weigh
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Weeks 2 – 4– One Midwife, One Doula visit- spaced as needed
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Week 4 – optional Consultant appointment
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Week 5 – One Doula visit
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Week 6 – Midwife Discharge visitTravel costs applied to packages beyond a 10 mile radius.
Optional blood tests and Consultant Check ups can be added to any package £350
6-week postnatal check at The Portland Hospital Outpatient Hale with a Consultant Obstetrician.
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Blood tests for Full blood count, Ferritin and Vitamin D
*What support do you receive from the NHS postnatally?
The NHS will generally call on your 1st day home, on day 5 you should receive a visit from a Midwife or Healthcare Assistant, on day 10 you will attend a GP surgery or children’s centre for your discharge visit.
Postnatal care
Your postnatal care needs are as individual as your pregnancy. Emily and Lucy work together and independently to provide you with the level of support you and your family wishes. (If you choose a Doula only package Midwife support will be required in addition either with Emily or with the NHS.)
Lucy Serafi has worked as a Maternity Support Worker for over 15 years. Working within the NHS Maternity Services and privately as a clinical doula providing seamless care packages to enhance women’s experience of pregnancy, birth and the post-natal weeks and months.
“Supporting multiple families on their individual journeys to parenthood in the NHS and private sector I see how hugely beneficial wrap-around continuity of care is to new parents. I am profoundly passionate about providing this care to ensure as smooth a start as possible for my clients. My very diverse experience allows me to tailor the care provided to you and your family dependent on the circumstance and, of course always in line with your wishes.
My goal is to support parents to feel empowered to start their journey into parenthood in the most nurtured and positive way possible.”
Lucy lives in Mottram St Andrew with her 2 teenage boys both of whom were born prematurely and 1 requiring 6 years of surgeries due to a rare form of spina bifida giving her a unique insight into the stress of having a vulnerable newborn and navigating hospital culture making her an ideal advocate for all new parents.
