When choosing a maternity nurse, it is crucial to consider their qualifications, training, and experience in newborn care. Factors to consider include availability, fees, and any additional costs. Maternity nurses play a vital role in providing support and expertise to new parents during the first few weeks of an infant’s life. They monitor fetal and maternal health, assist during labor, vaginal birth, and cesarean sections, provide postpartum care, and support families.
When choosing a nanny, consider factors such as their willingness to take charge, whether they encourage bonding with the baby, support routine or demand feeding, support long-term breastfeeding, and whether they share a room with the baby and take charge of night feeds. Breastfeeding mothers require attention, guidance, and care from maternity nurses.
Ensure your nanny shares the same family values and is creative and imaginative. Ask prospective nannies for problem-solving skills. Your chosen maternity nurse should be on standby at least two weeks leading up to the due date.
Find an agency you trust and enjoy working with, as there are many agencies in London and around the globe offering in-hospital certified nurse midwife care. Consider factors like the provider’s experience, board certification, and references.
When choosing an obstetric healthcare provider, consider factors such as their experience, board certification, and qualifications. Daily Maternity Nurses are thoroughly reference checked and often have completed certificates and workshops on professional baby care.
📹 Choosing a Maternity Care Provider
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How to choose a maternity hospital?
When planning a hospital birth, it is essential to consult your midwife to determine the best hospital for you. If there are multiple hospitals in your area, you can choose which one suits you best by researching the care provided in each. Some important questions to ask include availability of tours of maternity facilities, discussing your birth plan, availability of TENS machines for pain relief, available equipment, availability of birthing pools, and the policy on induction, pain relief, and routine monitoring.
Another important question is whether partners, close relatives, or friends are welcome in the delivery room, and if they are ever asked to leave the room. Additionally, you should consider the policy on induction, pain relief, and routine monitoring, as well as the services provided for premature or sick babies.
If you choose to breastfeed or formula feed, you should ask about the support provided by the midwife. Additionally, you should inquire about the time it would take to be transferred to the hospital from a birth center and whether a midwife will be with you at all times.
Why choose maternity nursing?
Labor and Delivery (L&D) nursing is a field that offers holistic maternal and infant care, encompassing not only medical care but also emotional support and education. Nurses are responsible for monitoring labor progress, administering medications, and assisting with deliveries, while also ensuring the mother’s birth plan is respected and the newborn receives the best possible start in life. The dynamic and fast-paced environment of L&D units is known for its challenges, but it can be invigorating for nurses who thrive under pressure and enjoy the excitement of unpredictability. The fast-paced nature of L&D nursing allows nurses to make split-second decisions that can have a profound impact on the mother and baby’s well-being.
Opportunities for specialization and growth in L&D nursing include becoming a Certified Inpatient Obstetric Nurse (RNC-OB) or pursuing advanced degrees in maternal-child health. Additionally, nurses can explore roles as childbirth educators, lactation consultants, or transition into management or administration within maternity services. The skills and expertise acquired as an L&D nurse can open doors to various exciting career paths within the field.
What are the duties of a maternity nurse?
Maternity nurses provide emotional support to families during the transition of having a new baby, establishing a feeding routine with the baby, and supporting the mother to get rest. They work six days a week, 24 hours a day, with negotiable rest periods. The role includes providing emotional support, establishing a feeding routine, supporting the mother to get rest, changing and settling the baby after feeds, monitoring the baby’s weight gain, growth, and sleeping patterns, and advising on the use of equipment. Maternity nurses typically work within the first 4-8 weeks, leaving the hospital and helping the baby settle into a routine. Some nurses may cover an 8-12 hour period, night or day.
How much does a maternity night nurse cost?
Night Nanny and Maternity Nurse rates range from £270-£350 per hour for singles, £17-£22 per hour for twins, and £20-£25 per hour for triplets. All caregivers have a minimum of 5-10 years of experience, with some having up to 20-30 years. Bank Holidays are charged at time and a half or double the normal rates, at the discretion of the Night Nanny or Maternity Nurse. If a baby arrives later than the booked date or hospital stays are longer than planned, the caregiver may request 50% of the fee. Candidates will discuss their preferred booking date to be flexible and amenable. To ensure certainty of fees payable, a slightly later start date is suggested.
What is the difference between a maternity nurse and a night nurse?
Night Nurses and Maternity Nanny are two types of newborn carers. Night Nurses have the same experience and expertise as professional newborn carers, working 12 hour shifts overnight. They typically start at 8 or 9pm and work until 8am the next morning. Maternity Nannys, on the other hand, start once a baby turns 3 months old or later. They are experienced in weaning, sleep schedules, and developmental activities for the baby, such as attending local classes or arranging play dates. They typically work 12-hour days, 5 or 6 days a week. To speak with an experienced consultant, fill out the client registration form.
Which hospital is best for maternity care?
This blog article highlights the top 10 London hospitals for giving birth, focusing on their exceptional services and support for expectant mothers. Portland Hospital, the UK’s only privately-owned maternity hospital, offers a luxurious birthing experience with opulent delivery rooms and exceptional healthcare services. It is known for hosting celebrity clients and offering a range of birthing options and prenatal classes.
University College Hospital, renowned for its modern facilities and skilled staff, is a popular choice for expectant mothers due to its Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, dedicated to women’s health and providing comprehensive maternity services.
What is a typical day for a maternity nurse?
A Daily Maternity Nurse is a crucial service for families who lack space or prefer not to have someone living at home. They work 8-12 hours per day, primarily caring for the newborn and assisting with feeding. They are not expected to look after other siblings, unless agreed upon beforehand. Their nurses are thoroughly reference checked, qualified, and have completed certificates and workshops on professional baby care. They also have a current Pediatric First Aid certificate and a clear DBS.
Nanny and Butler offers a selection of specialist Twins or Triplet Maternity Nurses who have experience with multiple births and can assist with the needs of new borns. They can help identify and solve problems that may occur in these babies.
What makes a good maternity nurse?
A post-natal carer with extensive experience working with new-born babies and mothers can provide valuable advice and assistance during the initial stages of motherhood. A Maternity Nurse can assist with breastfeeding, lactation, bottle feeding preparation, and sterilisation. Sleep deprivation can be a challenge for new mothers, as it is essential for maintaining overall wellness and recuperation from mental and physical exertion. Including a Maternity Nanny in the post-partum plan allows for rest and relaxation.
The process of pregnancy, childbirth, and recovery takes a significant toll on the body, and having a Maternity Nanny present allows for time for self-care, such as a hot bath, massage, or quiet tea. When a mother can fill up her cup, the whole family benefits.
Is it better to choose a midwife or OB?
Choosing the right provider for your pregnancy and delivery depends on your individual preferences, medical history, and pregnancy details. Midwives offer a natural, holistic approach, while OB/GYNs manage high-risk pregnancies and perform surgical interventions. The choice depends on your specific needs and preferences. Whether you choose a midwife, OB/GYN, or a collaborative team, labor and birth can be a beautiful experience, empowering and fulfilling.
When should I book a maternity nurse?
Maternally Yours advises clients to register between 8-12 weeks gestation to have a wide selection of Night Nannies and Maternity Nurses. Many clients contact them at 6-8 weeks gestation, while others wait until 12 weeks to confirm if they are expecting a single baby or multiples. During consultations with prospective caregivers, clients receive ample information to make the right decision. To request a call back during office hours, fill out a form, or call +44 207 795 6299.
Why hire a maternity nurse?
Maternity nurses offer various services to support mothers and babies during their childbirth journey. They provide guidance on breastfeeding, establishing healthy sleep patterns, and providing postpartum care. They help with latching, feeding positions, and troubleshooting common breastfeeding challenges, promoting a successful breastfeeding journey and fostering a strong bond between mother and baby.
They also help create a conducive sleep environment, develop a bedtime routine, and implement soothing techniques for better sleep for both parents and baby. Postpartum care includes advice on recovery, emotional well-being, diet, and baby-related chores, allowing mothers to rest and recover more effectively.
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Absolutely nothing against hospitals and OBs, but I chose a midwife and it was the best decision I could have made. My doula, my husband and I labored at home for the first 14 hours and it was so relaxing to be in my space, we went to the midwives office and had the baby within 2 hours and were headed back home 4 hours later to rest. It’s not for everyone but so many of my family members hated my decision for choosing a midwife but now I would not want to go to the hospital unless it was an emergency. Education is huge as not many people know about midwives and are scared of natural birth.
I had a CNM in a hospital but baby’s heart rate was dropping so she brought in a doctor to perform a vacuum assisted delivery. The CNM stayed with me until after delivery, even though she was no longer needed. It was a scary birth experience for me but I loved and appreciated the support I was given from everyone involved!
It is so interesting how birthcare providers differ in the USA from germany! Here, a midwife is always the one delivering your baby by law and Obgyns are called at the last minute to join (in hospitals). So if you have a c-section also a midwife is involved in the process and stays with mom and baby in the OR 🙂 And out of hospital births are highly regulated so the riscs are minimalized. As a teaching midwife who worked in all settings I highly recommend having an emotional support at birth – here mostly miwives, but more and more doulas. Thank you for yor great articles!
MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A DOCTOR ON CALL!! When my grandson was delivered by a Nurse Midwife in a hospital, in the US, we had a deadly complication, placental abruption. There was no doctor available for emergency and we nearly list them both! It ended with an emergency cesarean under lidocaine and concious sedation during active labor with no doctor or anesthesiologist present. We could hear her screaming! Life flight was called. Mom needed 3 surgeries and 8 pints of blood, baby was in the NICU for 2 weeks. Just make sure that there is a doctor on call, available for emergency.
This is so true. I had an OBGYN. And he’s great, but he definitely made me feel a bit powerless to the birth. It was a vbac, so I was afraid to get a midwife. But he often made me feel like the likelihood of success was low. I had a successful vbac, but it was all from my mental support, and stubbornness, more than anything from him. It also helped that I took your course and had the tools I needed to know what was happening to me, what I was allowed (such as control over my birth process) and what to ask for. I could easily know when doctor was trying to push me in a direction he preferred and I could disagree with him if necessary (within reason)
I have an obgyn. I had a wonderful first pregnancy and L&D experience! She was not working when I came in to welcome my first son, so I had a different doctor deliver. I actually had a wonderful L&D experience thanks to you. I watched a lot of your articles leading up to that day which helped me mentally prepare! I am expecting again and I chose the same obgyn I had throughout my first pregnancy. She’s informative and I just like her positive vibes.
Due to my new insurance I had to stop going to my original obgyn where I loved and were with for six years. As it being my first pregnancy and I had no idea where to go I was worried about time. In a bind to find a new ob office and after being rejected countless times, I went to the first one that accepted my insurance and that was the worst thing I did. Those people were unprofessional and made me feel like me and my baby were not important. Luckily I found my midwives center and I couldn’t have been more relieved and thrilled. For my next births I will always go to them and my midwife specifically was the best and I truly couldn’t have had my amazing birth experience without her!
I am on pregnancy number 5 and have finally learned my lesson about OBs and a hospital setting. My first birth was fine, normal. My second birth resulted in an emergency c section because my son’s heart rate was decelerating. I stayed with the same practice for baby number 3 and though my OB, who I knew very well at that point, said he supported a VBAC, he actually didn’t and when I was I labor and ready to push made up some bull 💩 about my son “turning around” in the birth canal and claiming I wouldn’t be able to deliver him like that and would need a c section. I KNOW it was a lie and it resulted in me hemorrhaging and almost bleeding out and needing blood. Thank God the nurse that checked on me noticed I wasn’t OK because I could feel nothing from the spinal. Fast forward a few years to a new state and new OB practice for baby number 4. I was 36 and very healthy, but they treated me as though I was 80 years old and warned me several times that the baby could have down syndrome, though I hadn’t even had genetic testing yet. The MD seemed shocked that there was nothing “wrong” with my baby and warned me the test could be 😒 absolutely ridiculous. I did end up having gestational diabetes, which I refused meds for and controlled VERY well with my diet, actually gained no weight at all in my 3rd trimester due to my balanced eating. I was very mad when they insisted I deliver him at 39 weeks, as my pregnancies historically last 41 weeks + because they were worried my baby would ve “too big”.
I adore my OB, but I feel like she is unusual as far as OB’s go in how much she obviously cares for what’s best for mom and baby. I love your point that you had a positive OB experience in part because you took your education into your own hands. I can see where that was valuable for me with having an OB. People like you on YouTube make educating oneself easier now that ever before. I can see the value of a midwife, but since I have such a wonderfully caring and experienced OB and education resources, I will stick with my OB!:)
My OB is great, she helped me through infertility, I had surgery with her, and I feel she knows me, probably better than most of her other patients because of my history. But now that everything is going great with my pregnancy and I’m low risk, I’m considering switching to the midwife, in the same hospital, because of midwives’ focus on well being and not just the medical side. I will still 100% have a hospital birth.
Thanks for this article! It helps define differences well. One comment from a midwife of 20 years, different states call midwife credentials different things. In Texas, we are called Licensed Midwife. There are still 2 credential pathways in Texas- CNM and LM. Funny story, when I first got my credential it was called “documentation”. In the legislative arguments that changed it to Licensure, they asserted that Certified would imply too much credit. But Documented midwife was pretty dumb for 4 years of study and 60+ births and 100+ prenatal contact appointments. 😂
I had no problems with my OBGYN or hospital birth, he was very respectful and kind, loved the nurses! But I also was very uneducated and I think it could have been better had I known more about what to expect. I just didn’t know what I was missing out on so I thought all was well. I think I’ll do an at home birth next time.
Yup OB with this first pregnancy, you bet ya ass I’m doing midwife with 2nd long can get them in hospital and is insurance covered! Pretty over waiting for my doctor to come in my room just to hear her enter room next to me when I’d think she come into my room. I’m barely getting her for 15 mins when it’s mine turn if even am. I don’t care feeling rushed with my questions each time. I want more personal interactions and less seemingly not needed medical procedures and less amount of appointments with my pregnancy being healthy. Will say OB can be helpful when it’s the first with me not going through any of this before but I’m just good going less thorough route next time, won’t be needed.
My midwife gave a list of nearby hospitals that are mama, baby and family friendly just in case we went into early labor or had an emergency. So we feel comfortable knowing we having positive options on both ends. I recommend asking your midwife for friendly, low invasive hospitals in the area in case the original birth plan doesn’t happen.
My babies were born in the 80s, in the hospital. It was truly traumatic. Forced to lie still, on my back, laboring for hours, pushing for hours, surrounded by machines. It literally caused PTSD. HOWEVER, they were high risk, and they survived. That was the ultimate goal. I would have loved a beautiful, peaceful home birth, but in reality i wasnt built for it. For 3 generations, the babies in my family were emergency cesareans. My doctor decided that i would labor and deliver to prove a point. I had long labors, 4th degree episotomies, and forcep deliveries. It was grisly. A home birth would not have worked out. They should have been cesarean. The last two were cesarean and it was much better.
Almost all midwives here in Australia work in hospitals. Of course there are community midwives too who provide pre and post natal care as well as take care of home deliveries, but the most usual procedure is to have your baby in hospital where the resident midwives will be looking after you. I don’t like this sense of “us and them” and making women have to choose between one or the other. It’s almost as if they’re trying to make midwives somehow seem a “lesser” option. In Australia you will be looked after in hospital by the midwives and you have the added advantage that doctors, specialists and operating theatres are right there should they be needed.
Yeah…. Still confused. I ran into some issues- the medical insurance I have doesn’t cover anything- we didn’t know this. We applied for a loan, but the whole $6000 won’t be given so that leaves a midwife. I had a general anesthesia c section with my first baby due to issues and the public hospitals in South Africa is just scary as hell.
Med student here. I agree at times we throw pills/surgeries at things when it isn’t absolutely necessary. However, there’s also a huge reason that so many women and infants used to die during childbirth, and it’s because we didn’t have doctors to be there to do those life-saving surgeries. Just be careful out there y’all. Home births seem a little risky to me personally. But I guess if your midwife is actually good and you can easily be transported to a hospital, that might be a safe option. Having said that, from a patient perspective (even me speaking here as a medical student)…… how can I tell which midwives will step me up appropriately and which ones will be too prideful to ask for help? Just food for thought. I don’t think it should be a “Midwife instead of OB” decision, I’d encourage all women to have an OB even if you decide for the midwife to be there for the actual birthing process.
Can someone please please help me…I just found out I am 5 weeks pregnant..the ultrasound tech asked me if I had ifv treatments and I said no..she said more then 1 egg got fertilized she said like 3 and then when I asked the ER doctor he was like no theresonly 1 sac and If u want more details ask your ob. But why would thr tech lie?