The following are links to web sites that may assist you; each link indicated in orange will open the relevant web site in a new browser window, so Sense & Sensitivity will always be available in the background for you to return to.
The Independent Midwives Association has a list of Independent Midwives in the UK.
One Mother, One Midwife is a campaign to encourage government to provide women with one to one midwifery care on the NHS.
The Homebirth Reference Site is a comprehensive site for those considering homebirth.
The Association for Improvements in Maternity Services is an organisation concerned with the Improvement in Maternity Services.
The VBAC Pages supplies information and support for those who previously had a caesarean section and who are considering vaginal birth subsequently.
The Association of Radical Midwives is committed to improving maternity care within the NHS.
Birth Choice UK provides national statistics and information to assist you in your decision as to place of birth and the professional carer at birth.
The LaLeche League GB provides support and information for breastfeeding.
The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) provides information and support around pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood.
Northampton Home Birth was set up in 2009 to offer support to parents considering home as the place for the birth of their baby. Organised by NCT Antenatal teachers and an Independent Midwife, the group offers a safe environment in which to discuss and consider home birth as an option for you and your baby. The Home Birth Support Group is organised by volunteers and is linked to the Northampton Branch of the NCT.
Nursing & Midwifery Council protects the public by ensuring that midwives provide high standards of care to their clients.
HypnoBirthing® Join the growing number of women choosing HypnoBirthing® for a comfortable, rewarding birth. Hundreds of couples helped to have a more satisfying birth. 12½ hours of fun, informative, antenatal education by Jenny Mullan, one of the UK's leading HypnoBirthing® practitioners, mother of two HypnoBirthing® babies, and UK trainer.
Teresa Hadland Shiatsu: Shiatsu is a form of physical therapy, working on all levels of mind and body, which originated in Japan and has developed worldwide over the last 40 years. It can achieve the same benefits as osteopathy and chiropractic by correcting distortions or weakness in the skeletal structure that affect good posture and movement. Terésa Hadland has over 20 years clinical experience and works with a wide range of medical conditions including pregnancy and labour.
YogaWalks offer relaxing and stimulating weekends and holidays that combine yoga, walking and good food in beautiful surroundings with like minded people. The aim is to provide ‘a natural pause’ from ordinary daily life, time out for the individual, an opportunity to unwind, deepen your yoga practice and enjoy the countryside.
Aqualight Babies: Babies are born with natural swimming reflexes and Aqualight Babies teach the techniques that stimulate these natural reflexes, turning them into conscious swimming movements. They relate the Yoga principles of Balance, Awareness and Harmony to provide an holistic approach to your baby’s development in the water.
Wendy Grant: Specialist Pregnancy & Maternity, Newborn, Baby & Children's fine art photographer in Northamptonshire and the surrounding counties.
Eco Nappy is a small family run business that sells a wonderful range of real/cloth, washable nappies, nappy wraps, eco disposables & nappy accessories to make the care of your little one fun & simple. The range includes many popular UK, European & international brands, hand selected for their simplicity and reliability. In addition they are ethical, environmentally friendly, natural & competitively priced.
Baby Milk Action is a non-profit organisation which aims to save lives and to end the avoidable suffering caused by inappropriate infant feeding. Baby Milk Action works within a global network to strengthen independent, transparent and effective controls on the marketing of the baby feeding industry.
The Baby Friendly Initiative is a worldwide programme of the World Health Organization and UNICEF. It was established in 1992 to encourage maternity hospitals to implement the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and to practise in accordance with the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. The UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative was launched in the UK in 1994 and, in 1998, its principles were extended to cover the work of community health-care services in the Seven Point Plan for the Promotion, Protection and Support of Breastfeeding in Community Health Care Settings.
Kate Hopewell-Smith Photography: "I cut my teeth taking pictures of my children, then my friends' children. I was asked to shoot a wedding and finally I listened to those close to me and decided to set up my business. There has never been any doubt about my speciality, my photographic passion - and that is photographing people. I'm convinced you can only do this successfully if you enjoy making connections and building relationships. It matters to me. I want to give you something special by taking the time to know you a little. Because each person, each wedding, each moment is unique. At the end of the day it's about framing your life."
