Jo Bounds
I feel very privileged to be a midwife. I don't see it as a job but my way of life. I have been a midwife for over 20 years and have experience in hospital and the community within the NHS. My work in the community involved offering choices and the promotion of home births, for which I achieved uptake higher than the national average. Although I loved my job I was increasingly frustrated with the lack of continuity and time that stopped me practicing in the way I wanted too.
My decision to become independent allowed me the freedom to work holistically with women and their families. This enables me to offer the sort of care that I believe in without budget ties and time limits. My aim is to make women feel special, nurtured and safe. Working in this way empowers women to have the confidence to come to their own decisions in this special time of their lives. I will give them the freedom to work alongside me in a partnership of trust and understanding. I work in partnership with Andrea Dombrowe and closely with alternative therapists and other independent colleagues.
I am based in Guildford with my husband and have 4 children. I love living in my community and am involved with the local school. I enjoy all thing sporty and live music.
I run Active Birth weekends together with Andrea Dombrowe.
We
can offer:
Experience with home, hospital and water births.
A service providing flexibility and choice.
Continuity of care.
Support and encouragement for natural childbirth after Caesarean Section.
Informed choice about pain relief.
Support with feeding. Excellent success rate in establishing breast feeding.
Initial
consultation:
What are the expectations?
Where do you want to have your baby?
How much will it cost?
What blood tests, scans and screening are available?
How do we work?
Antenatal care:
Booking visit at your own home.
Flexible regular antenatal visits to check BP, urinalysis, fetal growth, position and heartbeat.
Advice and information on diet, pregnancy and birth.
Suggestions on exercise in pregnancy, i.e. relaxation classes, active birth and aquanatal classes
Helping you prepare for the birth.
Labour and Birth
Labour ends nine months of preparation. It is a challenging and exciting time, balancing trust, confidence and gentle support of a totally natural process. Our aim for your birth is to help you through the experience and make you feel empowered as a woman.
On call for your birth
Minimal intervention
Use of my clinical skills throughout
We carry comprehensive emergency medical equipment
Postnatal care:
Initial daily visits to assess your physical well being.
Help and support with breast or artificial feeding.
Support for the family.
Advice on postnatal exercises.
Visits by agreement up to one month.
Assessment of your baby at the birth and advice on initial screening. Ongoing checks postnatally. Your GP or a paediatrician will perform a neonatal assessment after the birth.
For further information or to book a consultation email jo.bounds@hotmail.com or phone 01483 822620