Meet our Clients

Have you ever wondered why all the news in the media about Midwives and home births is always bad? So do we! The truth of the matter is that the majority of children on the Earth are born at home, and the majority of all the children who have ever lived were born, successfully and safely, at home. If this were not the case, the world would not have the huge population that it currently has.

Childbirth, contrary to popular depictions, is an extremely safe and stress free event, without hysteria, rushing about and a desperate need to get to the hospital at all costs. Childbirth, under the correct supervision, is a transformative, empowering, calm and beautiful experience for both partners, and most importantly, the baby.

Take a look at what our clients say below. The fact of the matter is, that all over the world, midwives are constantly bringing children into the world, with a success rate that is always better than hospital births.

Why not call for a free, person-to-person, consultation. Read the testimonials below. Make up your own mind. The birth of your child can be a wonderful, safe, calm and love-strengthening event in your life, free of fear, clinical surroundings and people who do not know you as an individual. There is another way!

Hip Hospitals - The Birth Centre, Tooting, London
Midwife-led care at home, at the Centre or in an NHS hospital. Satisfied mums include Davina McColl, Jane Horrocks and the late Paula Yates.
In Style 2002

Where The Posh go to Push - The Birth Centre, Tooting, London
Who goes there?
Couples who want midwife-led care in a low-tech e3nvironment, with the reassurance that NHS care is but a three-minute trolley dash away at St Georges Hospital, Tooting. Clients Include Davina McColl, Jane Horrocks, and the late Paula Yates - all those a home birth using Birth Centre midwives.

Obstetric approach
The Birth Centre is staffed by independent midwives who will care for you at home or at the center - to need to wait around in crowded antenatal clinics to have your blood pressure checked.
The Guardian 2000


Caroline Flint's enthusiasm for midwifery is infectious and shows no signs of fading even after 21 years in the job. She's always been a campaigner. "I believe that all deliveries should be as much like a home birth as possible. The labour room should be the woman's room and she should be in charge.. I won't give up trying to make labour and birth better for women. By the time I retire I want every woman to know her midwife!"
Our Baby 1997


"I never, as long as I live, want to forget a single, sensory moment of that extraordinary night. My daughter was born into utter peace. The calm after the storm. Days later I knew why she was such an open and trusting little thing - because she was born into an atmosphere untainted by fear. I'm so proud of that, of the gift we gave".
Thandie Newton on giving birth to daughter Ripleyat home with the support of Birth Centre midwives.
O Magazine March 2001

Choosing a natural birth Davina relied heavily on her two midwives Caroline Flint and Pam Wilde. Husband Matthew, (presenter of channel 4s Pet Rescue) was by her bedside throughout. After the birth Davina said:
"We are all doing brilliantly and I cannot heap enough praise on my husband and my midwives because I couldn't have done it without them. It was the best experience of my live, well, apart from making her!"
Davina McColl on giving birth to daughter Holly Willow.
Heat magazine October 2001

"The NHS is superb, but the staff can seem insensitive because they never see the same patient twice. I've always felt it was important to have some sort of relationship with the midwife. On the day I gave birth to my first child) someone I didn't know delivered me. The Birth Centre experience was totally different from the NHS. I felt like I was surrounded by friends".
Jemma Redgrave who gave birth to 9lb 4oz Alfie at home after a six-hour labour with no pain relief and no post-birth complications.
The Times September 2000.

"I am not afraid of hospital but I felt that if there were no complications with my pregnancy I would prefer to give birth in the familiar surroundings of my flat. I wanted to take as much responsibility as possible for the birth of my child."
Stella Tennant who gave birth to son Marcel at home with the support of Birth Centre midwives Dana Sydney and Caroline Flint.

"I wanted as natural a birth as possible, with no drugs or medical intervention. I didn't feel I would get the support I needed in an NHS hospital. The Birth Centre was wonderful. It was very comfortable and peaceful and I had Isabella in a water pool. She seemed very happy when she arrived and kept looking around. The midwife placed her on my chest and she fed straight away". Ecstatic Jessica and husband Steve were able to go home within hours of Isabella's birth and are now enjoying parenthood. Jessica now says "For me it was worth every penny. But it really depends on the woman's attitude towards birth. I saw it as an investment for my own and my baby's well-being."
Jessica Isles, whose baby Isabella arrived 32 years to the hour after her own birth.
South London Press 1999

"Midwives who carry out home births all the time are less liable to panic if labour is prolonged. So I choose an independent midwife, Caroline Flint, who I knew had a good reputation. When my labour began at 7.30am Caroline came over and we had breakfast together. Florence arrived at 2.50pm weighing 9lbs. I delivered standing up with Andy supporting me from behind. I had no stitches and no drugs. Within ten minutes I was in a warm bath with Florence."
Marjorie Dill on giving birth to her second baby at 41 years old. She and husband Andy were keen on a homebirth.
She magazine 1994

Gemma Leong can claim to be the first baby born in Canary Wharf. She was born at home in Millenium Harbour on 3.45pm on June 5th. It was no accident that Gemma was born in the Wharf - her parents, Beth and Chris Leong, had carefully planned a homebirth with the help of midwives at the Birth Centre in Tooting. Beth said "Pregnancy and birth is a natural normal process and we wanted an alternative to hospitals. Having worked in hospitals, they are just about sick people. With home birth you are more relaxed and you have familiar surroundings. There is less pressure and you are less likely to need intervention."
South London Press 2000

"I didn't want to go through the same process again with my second baby - I wanted a vaginal delivery, if possible. So I decided to find out what the Birth Centre could offer. The birth was peaceful, I spent most of it in the water. Val (midwife) was helpful, saying exactly the right things at the right time. When I was 9cm dilated I got stuck. I was getting very tired and demoralized. Val and one of the other midwives decided I should go to hospital". Despite the fact that the birth didn't go exactly as she'd hoped (she had an epidural and needed forceps), Doon still felt fulfilled. "The aftercare was marvelous. I seemed to need a lot more with Louis (now five weeks) than I did with India. After the birth I was very weepy but got lots of moral support. I think Val's positive attitude helped with the healing process."
Doon Mackichan, whose first baby, daughter India, was delivered by Caesarean section.
Pregnancy & Birth September 1996