Caroline Flint is the Director of The Birth Centre. She is the past President of the Royal College of Midwives, and has been a midwife for 28 years. Caroline is the author of five books for midwives and she has written over 300 published articles. She is regularly called upon by the media and government to comment on midwifery issues. She is an Honorary Professor at Thames Valley University.

Caroline found the birth of her first child one of the most important and liberating experiences of her life - her aim is to bring to women and their partners the very best experience they can possibly have during their pregnancy, labour and the first few weeks of their babies' lives. Caroline is an acknowledged pioneer in 'best practice' care and has for many years led schemes which have provided continuity of care for women. Caroline is warm friendly and reassuring and her response during labour is exactly in tune with the needs of mothers and their partners. She and her husband live in Central London, as do their four adult children. Her great loves are classical music and country walks.

Natalie Mottershead RM, Dip M
Practice Manager

I am very passionate about choice, natural birth and absolutely adore water birth - but the real joy of independent practice for me is getting to know my clients, their families and even their pets.
I joined The Birth Centre due to my passion for “True Midwifery” and the need to be able to provide the level of emotional and practical support I believe all couples deserve.
I have also trained as a HypnoBirth Practioner and love using the additional techniques I have learnt to facilitate women to draw on their own strengths and innate power, to meet the challenges of birth & achieve positive experiences.
I spend the majority of my time eating and love any pastime that involves food. I also enjoy the cinema, walking in London’s beautiful parks and visiting my much extended and very mad family in Manchester.

Louise Crouch
I joined the Birth Centre after moving to London from Southampton. Having considered Independent practice for a couple of years before moving to London, working for the Birth Centre is a dream come true.
The best thing about independent practice for me is to have the time to get to know my women and their families during a very special time in their lives; to be able to assist them in having as positive a pregnancy and birth experience as possible, and hopefully help make those first few weeks of parenthood a little easier. Outside of midwifery, I am involved in a local musical theatre group and enjoy going dancing with my partner.

Glenis Paulette RM.

I managed my own practice as a qualified homoeopath, acupuncturist and antenatal teacher for 20 years in Australia. Many of my clients were young children and women who I enjoyed supporting through their child-bearing years.
Because of my passion for birth and the desire to offer women more choice, I decided to train as a midwife. I have been practicing as a midwife since 1998, first in Australia, Central America, and then London.
I love working at the Birth Centre where I am pleased to be able to offer women and their families holistic continuity of care as both a midwife and natural therapist. I live in South East London with my husband and periodically my globe-trotting 27 year-old son. I enjoy reading, walking and traveling.

Monique Kors RM.

My interest in Midwifery started during my first pregnancy and matured during the next two. I am originally from the Netherlands where home birth is the norm. I emigrated to New Zealand where I discovered that women want to give birth trusting their own bodies whilst being nurtured and supported. Unfortunately this is not always possible in the current childbirth climate.
Bearing and raising my own children gave me the ability to focus and prioritise my life and I realised I wanted to train as a midwife. I trained and practised for many years in New Zealand.
Midwifery care is very different in New Zealand and 60% of women choose a midwife who will look after them from the moment she knows she is pregnant, through antenatal care, labour and birth right up until the baby is 6 weeks old. My interest in births in different settings took me to Malawi for nearly 2 years. This experience was enriching but also emphasised how important care and support for child bearing women is. It is my aim to make childbirth an event to remember with warm memories.

Natalie Samuda RM.

I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. We eat out regularly and enjoy trying cuisines from around the world. I like to cook new recipes and to travel abroad for new experiences.
I joined The Birth Centre to fulfill my ambition of caring for women and their families throughout a pregnancy. My philosophy of midwifery is for women to be truly empowered and able to make informed decisions regarding their health, experience and care.
I find childbirth a truly amazing experience and to play a part in that is both a privilige and an honour.

Alexanna Ferran de Pol RM.

 I was introduced to midwifery whilst working as a maternity nurse.  I have always enjoyed caring for people, when I was a child my friends would get excessive bandaging for the smallest of reasons. I am a trained hypnobirther.

Working at The Birth Centre means that I really get to know the women I look after which benefits me as a midwife, the women and their families.  I enjoy being able to spend as much time as is needed, especially once the baby arrives.  Being able to support women fully makes a real difference in many ways, particularly breastfeeding.

I grew up in London and now live with Dom, my partner of five years, my brother and his girlfriend. I love cooking, reading and having tea and cake with my friends.

Zoe Magrath RM.

I have been fascinated by childbirth since I was a young girl.  After graduating from the University of East Anglia I feel truly privileged to be able to support women through this profound personal experience.  I believe passionately that families should be empowered to have control of this experience through informed choice and that all women should be given the opportunity to experience the astounding natural symbiosis of body and child.

Thirza Robinson RM.

When my two lovely children grew up I had more time to draw, make huge pots do woodwork, garden, cook for my friends…and fulfil my ambition to be a Midwife.  I trained at Brighton University, and worked in the NHS for some years before joining the Birth Centre.  I love water births, and like to use shiatsu to support women and their babies. 

Being a Birth Centre Midwife is the best job in the world and means I can build a close relationship with the women I care for, while supporting them in taking control of their pregnancy, labour and birth.  I believe that women have the absolute right to give birth where and how they choose, among trusted and loved companions.  A huge part of my work is to help create memories of births for parents to recall with pride and joy.

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Emma Latham RM.

After gaining several years experience in Dewsbury West Yorkshire, I decided to go overseas.  I travelled in South America and then moved to New Zealand where I lived for almost a year and became a Reiki practitioner.  Throughout my experiences my passion for midwifery has  become strengthened.
I joined the Birth Centre as I have a passion for true midwifery and fully supporting women and their families through an incredible journey in their lives.  I have a duty to ensure that families have a positive experience of the care they receive during childbirth. 
I have recently started running in my free time and completed the Great North Run in October 2006.  I fill my spare time with holistic therapies, music, travel and socialising with family and friends.

Sangeeta Freeman RM.

My positive and empowering experience of labour and giving birth sparked my desire to become a midwife. Early in my training I realised my goals lay outside hospitals. I wanted the luxury of getting to know my clients in their own surroundings, have the ability to allow appointments to run as long as needed, attend home births and water births and be part of a small friendly team. In fact my dream was to work at The Birth Centre.
Being a Birth Centre midwife is a delight. I am comfortable in being able to give as much time as women need to discuss options, fears and worries or, more importantly to discuss what it's like to be pregnant.
I have always worked with people, I studied complimentary health at diploma level in Holland and India. I have been a Colourpuncture practitioner in Glastonbury, where I lived for 12 years.
When not working, I enjoy family life with my son, partner aupair and 3 legged cat. I love eastern cookery and like to make jewellery, visit galleries watch films and relax on the occasional beach.