Your labour and birth are YOURS and yours alone. We know and recognise when to sit back and watch as you rock your birth, and we know when we need to pull out the pom poms and give you extra support.

Care Packages

Your Neighbourhood Midwives - Amazonian - Classic Care Package
Your Neighbourhood Midwives - Goddess - Mini Care Packages
Your Neighbourhood Midwives - Queen - Postnatal Care Package
Your Neighbourhood Midwives - Warrior - Antenatal & Postnatal Care Packages
Your Neighbourhood Midwives - Other services
Your Neighbourhood Midwives - Independent Midwives in South London

About Us

Your Neighbourhood Midwives, was founded in 2019 following the sad end to “Neighbourhood Midwives”.

Your Neighbourhood Midwives continues the legacy, in the way that research and evidence shows that benefits women, their partners and their families by continuing to provide continuity of care to women and their families in South London… and sometimes beyond.

Once qualified, the midwives at Your Neighbourhood Midwives all secured jobs in different NHS Trusts in South London, and have worked in all areas of maternity care.

Whilst loving working in the local communities and being part of the NHS, each midwife felt a bit out of place – a disconnect, like ‘square pegs trying to fit into round holes’ – with the tight restrictions, and deeply felt the frustrations of not always being able to put women’s needs ahead of the institution’s needs.

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  • Testimonials

    I could not recommend Tess and Leonie more highly. Having had a traumatic birth resulting in emergency CS the first time around, when I was pregnant with my second child I did as much research as possible to understand what might make my next birth better, as I wanted to try for a VBAC. Amongst other things, continuity of care and having a midwife that you trust results in clinically improved outcomes for labouring mothers. I simply could not imagine a better team than these two ladies for providing this. Compassionate, intelligent, funny and warm, they listened so carefully to me and helped me craft the perfect birth plan and helped facilitate a truly empowering birth.

    Clare Docherty

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    There are genuinely no words to describe just how amazing Tess and Leonie are and how over and above they went from start to finish. We feel so lucky to have had them care for us - care being the key word as we felt cared for and supported the whole way through. We had a rocky journey to a successful pregnancy outcome and their support really helped us through a very anxious and challenging time - we couldn’t have done it without them and our daughter Eva is now lucky enough to have two surrogate aunties too!! Can’t recommend them more highly and miss their frequent visits! Steph, Jon and Eva xx

    Steph Wilkinson

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    We used Tess and Leonie for the birth of my second son as we wanted a home birth but the NHS couldn't facilitate this and I am so pleased we did! Their prenatal support allowed me to make the right birth choices for us and meant we had a home birth exactly as planned. Having them gently guide me and my husband through labour helped us feel in control and empowered and I honestly couldn't have asked for more in this respect.

    Melissa Jones

  • Testimonials

    Wonderful, supportive midwives - friends for life!! If I'm honest, I booked private midwives because I was quite afraid of giving birth and I wanted to have as much control over the process as I could. With the help of Tess and Leonie, by the time I delivered my son, I was fully prepared, empowered and excited about it! For Tess and Leonie, midwifery is a calling not a job. From beginning to end I felt their service was truly fantastic.

    Larissa Neve

Your Neighbourhood Midwives - Parent & Baby Awards
Your Neighbourhood Midwives - LUXLife certificate
KGH - the home of hypnobirthing
Care Quaity Comission

Private Midwives in South London