Stories
We’re deeply grateful to the families who have chosen to share their experiences here. Their words offer insight, comfort and reassurance — especially if you’re still finding your own path forward.
Emily, Jimmy and baby Olivia
In truth I find it hard to articulate what Emily’s care has meant to us. Never in my life have I experienced or even witnessed such nurturing, intuitive and dedicated care. Pre-pregnancy, I don’t know that I had thought too hard abou...
Elizabeth, Mark, Max and Alexander
Alexander’s birth was a wonderful experience, way beyond our highest hopes and it was the expertise and incredible support of Riverside Midwives that made it possible. We have had such a calm and enjoyable start to life as a family of ...
Gema, Martin and baby Rose
My wife and I are older parents and recently had our first child using the services of Riverside Midwives as we wanted to make sure that we had the right support and continuity of care – not least because we were pregnant throughout the ...
Kelly, Alex and baby Ottilie
The moment I met Emily, I knew this was going to be a very different birth journey. Emily was my midwife for my third baby. Having the same midwife for every single visit makes such a difference, you really feel like she understands you ...
Heather and baby Elsie
Being a first-time mum I was naturally unsure about what to expect from birth. But Emily, from the word go, made me feel relaxed and in control. No question was ever silly and I knew I was in safe hands. I had a great pregnancy and even ...
Poornima
I was a very anxious mother to be and having Joanna as my midwife was a great comfort. She very patiently answered my billion questions. She was always available when I needed to talk, ask her advice, and needed her to come to hospital w...
Louise, Paul, Edison and baby Ada
Louise I first met Jo at a particularly low point in my first pregnancy, I was struggling as I desperately wanted a home birth and came up against a few obstacles with the NHS. I must point out I am a big fan of the NHS, but sadly on thi...
Wendy and baby Sebastian
Emily was my midwife for the birth of my 3rd child. It was without a doubt, the best experience I have had with regards to support and care from a midwife. From the start, Emily was completely supportive of my choices. She made sure that...
Suzy, Dale and baby Holly
Suzy I think it’s common for every mum-to-be to Google every step of her pregnancy. However, when it came to feeling confident and comfortable about my labour path when asked by the midwife at my antenatal appointments, I felt overwhel...
Jo, Lewis and baby Arlo
It’s been one year since our baby boy, Arlo, joined our family and we have celebrated the loveliest lockdown birthday with his two big sisters. We consider ourselves to be so fortunate to have been fully supported by Emily throughout a...
Agatha, Brad and baby Sophia
I came across Emily and Jo completely accidently when I was looking for help due to urinary retention in the first trimester of my pregnancy. Emily answered her mobile at 6am when I was calling frantically to get some help as all private...
Christina, Johnny and baby Elizabeth
The best decision I probably made during my pregnancy was to appoint Jo and Emily as my independent midwives post birth. Considering how challenging the year was with Covid and not being close to our families, I had a need for consistent...
Felizitas, Nils and baby Eleonor
My husband and I can’t possibly put into words how wonderful, competent and helpful Jo and Emily are. We had our first child (a baby girl) in May 2021. Since our families do not live in the UK, and with Covid restrictions limiting travel...
Giselle, Dean and baby Sam
My mother gave birth to me at home in South Africa, which was a very rare thing in her day, but it meant I have been fortunate enough to grow up thinking of home birth as the ‘norm’. That, along with the fact that my husband and I ar...
Charlotte and baby Annabelle
I had read a lot about home births and we made the decision around half way through my pregnancy to plan to have our baby at home. In order to give us the best chance of a successful home birth, we were keen to have consistency around wh...
Kirti, Hits and baby Kian
If you’re reading this because you’re unsure whether to sign with Jo and Emily then don’t think about it and just do it! It was by far the best decision we ever made. I was unsure whether we needed it but the overworked NHS staff a...
Becci, Joe and baby Casper
We were lucky enough to have Emily and Jo gently guide and support us through my first pregnancy, helping us have the most perfect, natural and special home birth we could have ever imagined. I had various wobbles through the pregnancy a...
Sooz, Rollo and baby Kaia
I’m not sure the below words can really do justice to just how amazing Jo and Emily have been. After suffering with some miscarriages I was very apprehensive about my pregnancy. Finding Jo and Emily changed everything for the better! B...
Georgina, Ash and baby Sully
It is completely impossible to articulate the enormity of what Emily and Jo have done for me and for our family. Having experienced a traumatic hospital birth in 2020 I was determined to do things differently with my second pregnancy and...
Jules, Dan and baby Theodore
Booking Jo and Emily was the best decision we made during my pregnancy. We do not know what we would have done in those early days as new parents without them. We were apprehensive about the impending arrival of Theodore, as we’d had a...
Felicia, Thomas, Emilia and Flora the dog
We simply had a wonderful experience with Jo and Emily and we are forever grateful for the emotional and practical support we got throughout the pregnancy with our daughter and the crucial time afterwards. It was truly one of the best de...
Manon, Emmet and baby Finn
We can’t recommend Emily and Jo highly enough! Their care has been outstanding and it is hard to put into words how much they helped us. We chose to have antenatal care, delivery and post-natal care with Emily and Jo for our third pregna...
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