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MENTAL HEALTH MIDWIFE
ABOUT KATIE
An NHS midwife who truly understands trauma
I built Birthcare because I knew there were thousands of people beyond the area I could reach, facing the same thing alone.
I'm Katie, a registered midwife, perinatal mental health specialist, and the person behind Birthcare. My work sits at the intersection of clinical expertise and genuine human understanding of what birth fear and trauma actually feels like.
10+
Years as a Registered Midwife
NHS
MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE
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People Who Deserved Better Support
HOW IT STARTED
From the labour ward to here, my story
After the birth of my second child, I felt a deep pull to change direction and dedicate my career to helping others have better, more supported birth experiences.
I began by training as an antenatal teacher, which quickly led me to study midwifery, and I've never looked back. While working as a community midwife, I saw first-hand the incredible impact that emotional preparation, compassionate care, and genuine support can have on birth experiences.
That's what inspired me to train as a hypnobirthing instructor and create Birthcare, initially as a space for positive birth education. But over time, my work and my heart began to focus more deeply on supporting those for whom pregnancy isn't always joyful or straightforward.
People who were navigating anxiety, fear, or trauma from previous experiences. That's what led me to specialise as an NHS perinatal mental health midwife, working within a Maternal Mental Health Service supporting people who have experienced perinatal trauma, loss, or a profound fear of birth.
"Birth trauma isn't always about what went wrong medically. Sometimes it's about feeling invisible, dismissed, and completely unheard."
"In that theatre full of people, you felt so alone."
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
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Qualified as an antenatal teacher with NCT
Qualified as a Registered Midwife
Qualified as a Hypnobirthing Practitioner and founded Birthcare - originally as a hypnobirthing business
Joined NHS Maternal Mental Health Service as a specialist perinatal mental health midwife
Birthcare changed direction - bringing specialist trauma-informed support to people navigating
pregnancy after a difficult or traumatic birth
MY WHY
What I kept seeing, and
couldn't ignore
Every week in my NHS work I would see people who desperately needed more support than the system could provide quickly enough.
The waiting lists were long. The appointments were short. And in between, people were navigating their pregnancies alone, carrying fear that was completely understandable and yet rarely validated by the care they received.
I built Birthcare because I knew there were thousands more beyond the area I could reach, facing the same thing alone. The digital space meant I could extend my reach without compromising the depth of care that makes this work actually effective.
MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH
Supporting people when the system reaches its limits
My NHS work gave me an insight into the scale of unmet need for perinatal mental health support, and the specific gaps that exist for people navigating pregnancy after trauma.
1 in 3
Women experience birth as traumatic
4%
Develop full PTSD after birth
Many
never recieve specialist support
You
Deserve better than that
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Validation First
Your fear is real, reasonable, and makes complete sense given what you've been through. That's always where we start.
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No Empty Reassurances
I will never tell you to relax or think positively. I will help you find tools that work with your nervous system, not against it.
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Trauma-Informed Always
Every resource, every podcast episode, every word — created with the understanding that trauma changes how we receive support.
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MY APPROACH
Trauma-informed written for you
My approach is trauma-informed and grounded in over 10 years of NHS clinical experience. That means no empty reassurances, no glossing over what happened, and no pretending your fear isn't real. It also means meeting you exactly where you are.
FOUNDATION
Validation Before Everything
Before tools, before techniques, before anything else, your experience is acknowledged. Your fear is not a problem to be fixed. It's a response to be understood.
METHOD
No Verbal Retelling Required
You don't need to retell your birth story to receive support. I've developed tools that work with your nervous system without requiring you to relive what happened.
OUTCOME
Building Genuine Confidence
Not performed bravery. Not false positivity. Genuine, grounded confidence that comes from understanding your body, your options, and your right to be heard.
PARTNERSHIP
You Lead, I Support
My role is to give you the knowledge, tools, and permission you need, then step back. You are the expert in your own experience. I'm here to help you trust that.
ROOTED IN
NHS Clinical Experience
Over 10 years working within NHS maternity and mental health services means every resource I create is grounded in what actually works, not what sounds reassuring.
ACCESSIBLE
Support Between Appointments
Birthcare exists for the space between NHS appointments, the evenings, the 2am moments, the days when fear feels loudest and support feels furthest away.
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
The training behind, the compassion
Clinical expertise and human warmth aren't opposites. Here's what I've spent over a decade learning, and how it shows up in everything Birthcare creates.
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Registered Midwife - NHS, 11 years
Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Midwife
Maternal Mental Health Service Practitioner
Trained in Foundations in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Trained in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
Trauma-Informed Practitioner
Hypnobirthing Practitioner
Antenatal Education Teacher
"My approach is trauma-informed and grounded in over 10 years of NHS clinical experience. That means no empty reassurances, no glossing over what happened, and no pretending your fear isn't real."
Katie · NHS Mental Health Midwife · Perinatal Trauma Specialist
FLAGSHIP COURSE - NOW OPEN
Birth Without Fear
Essentials for a Better Birth
A complete, self-paced course for anyone pregnant again after a difficult or traumatic pregnancy, birth or postnatal experience.
Created by an NHS Mental Health Midwife, this course combines CBT, Compassion Focused Therapy and hypnobirthing, adapted specifically for pregnancy after trauma. Practical, effective tools designed to work with your nervous system rather than against it.
4 modules · 17 video lessons - self-paced, lifetime access
20 worksheets - including trauma-informed birth plan template
9 guided meditations - for vaginal and caesarean birth
Early access price - £147 or 3 × £52
Early access · £147
WHATS INSIDE
Four Modules
Everything you need
1
Finding Safety Within
Understanding fear after trauma and how to start building calm
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Reframe & Cope Ahead
Break the fear cycle and build a flexible plan for any birth
3
Your Birth Toolkit
Breathing, meditations, anchors and your safe birth space
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Your Birth, Your Way
Rights, communication and your trauma-informed birth plan
17
Lessons
20
WORKSHEETS
9
MEDITATIONS
FREE RESOURCES
Two free resources to start with.
Written by an NHS Mental Health Midwife. Yours instantly.
How to Write Your
Birth Plan
A free 16-page trauma-informed workbook with a printable template you can hand directly to your care team. Simple, guided steps, written by someone who knows exactly what your midwife needs to see.
The Calm & Confident
Birth Mindset Challenge
A free 30-day challenge with five gentle daily practices and a tracker to help you notice the small shifts. Starting wherever you are, one small step at a time.
READY TO BEGIN?
