The Holistic Midwife

Cheryl Samuels BSc RM

Providing Private Independent Midwifery Care in Essex, Hertfordshire & Beyond

Gold Standard Midwifery Care

 Hello and welcome, I’m Cheryl, a private independent midwife providing award-winning maternity services in Essex, Hertfordshire and beyond. If you’re in search of holistic, bespoke and time rich midwifery care in your own home, then you’re in the right place.

Relationship Based Continuity of Carer

Building a caring, trusting relationship with a midwife you know and trust is key to a positive, transformative and safe partnership. A journey where you feel genuinely supported, listened to and cared for.

Holistic & Bespoke Care

My midwifery care is holistic and personalised to you. Ensuring you receive evidence-based guidance and together we tailor care to your specific values, beliefs, and preferences. I can also attend hospital multi-disciplinary team appointments with you, to ensure you feel fully supported and receive continuity of care even if additional care needs arise.

Supporting You in Your Choices

All midwifery visits are in the comfort of your own home, with plenty of time to discuss your care in detail, to explore and help you make fully informed decisions that are right for you and your family. Whatever choice you make, my role is to support and hold space for you with kindness and respect.

Compassionate and Caring

My philosophy of care is blending the best of modern medicine with traditional midwifery skills and adding a huge dose of compassion on top. No concern is ever dismissed and every question is always welcomed.

“Cheryl is the most wonderful midwife and all-round pregnancy, birth and postpartum companion, whose services I wholeheartedly recommend.

Cheryl is kind, thoughtful, positive and incredibly knowledgeable. We had complete confidence in her expertise and capability; she utilises the most up-to-date research to provide balanced information. Midwifery clearly isn’t just Cheryl’s profession, the wellbeing of expectant mothers, their babies and whole family units is her passion. It is a pleasure to be around someone with such passion and experience in their field.

Appointments at home were always a joy, never rushed, and allowed for all the family to get to know Cheryl and for us to feel genuinely cared for. I am confident that the continuity of care made a huge difference to my family.

Cheryl has such a genuine warmth and amicable nature, she develops relationships with ease, which makes a huge difference for any anxious moments. I felt listened to at all times, respected and empowered throughout all prenatal appointments, birth and postpartum.

It was a sad day when we had to say goodbye to Cheryl; we will always be grateful for the positive impact she had on our family.

If you are deliberating whether to hire an independent midwife, I cannot recommend Cheryl highly enough. A truly remarkable midwife and all-round lovely human being.” - Rachel & Rob ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Midwifery Services

Continuity of carer plans - including antenatal, birth & postnatal care

Homebirth and waterbirth provision

Hospital birth support services

Antenatal and postnatal midwifery care plans

Single antenatal and postnatal visits

Click below to find out more about my midwifery care plans and prices.

Plans & Prices

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Personalised care from the same midwife you know and trust

It’s a great opportunity to meet me, have an informal chat about my midwifery services and ask me any questions before you book care, partners welcome. To select a date and time click below -

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Continuity of carer from a known and trusted midwife has been shown to

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Reduce preterm birth
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Lower rates of baby loss
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Increase the likelihood of a physiological birth

Reduce the likelihood of a caesarean section or forceps delivery

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Shorten labour
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Reduce the amount of pain-relieving drugs women use

Increase the number of women who successfully breastfeed

Increase the number of women who are happy with their birth experience

Reduce the likelihood of women suffering from postnatal depression

I live in Chelmsford, Essex and offer private midwifery services across Essex, Hertfordshire and some parts of Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Kent and London within a 90 minute drive from my home.