can someone enlighten me as to what happens at your first midwife appointment? am just wondering as if they do a heartbeat thing then my partner will want to attend, but dont want him to miss work if its just paperwork n stuff.any help

Midwife Carol Bell is looking for women with a wide range of experiences and thoughts to feed back to her in a new study. We'll let her explain it herself...'I am a midwife currently undertaking a piece of research as part of my doctorate

I had another antenatal appointment yesterday, I am now 17 1/2 weeks pregnant, with will have been the 4th midwife I have met from my team, I think there is about 8 in all. Each appointment I have had I feel has been very rushed. I was in to get my

Has anyone asked to changed their midwife? If so what is the procedure for doing so? As i'm fed upof mine she doesn't help me.. is always on the phone or slagging off other staff and I had a differnt midwife at the triple test last week and realised

has anyone had the same problem as me, midwife who keeps changing her mind about whether you'll have your scans, etc. im 30 weeks and thought she would see me more regularly than every month at this point. i dont see her for another month now

midwife but are currently finding it difficult to locate one.i'm after a bit of advice from any mums who have used an independent midwife as tois it worth it?would you recomd using one?how did you find them?we currently live in doncaster but will be moving

hi iam 23+3 weeks pregnant i had a midwifes appointment today the head is in the ceph head down on my way home my back and side was in real pain it lasted about 10 mins i couldnt hardly walk i ended up on my hands and knees to ease the pain it felt

me and all sorts - just like the book says! But no, just congratulations and book in with the midwife!So, my appointment with the midwife is at the end of January - got to wait another week and a bit, really nervous, as I don't feel pregnant

my 16 month old and was wondering if I can use teeth whitening products?I asked the pharmacist and they said robadm a midwife! Please can you advise.Thanks. i think i am around 9 weeks pregnant, i went for my 1st doctors appointment yesteday and he

, new mums in London can now have good old-fashioned midwifery advice on call. Fertility and pregnancy expert Zita West, herself a trained midwife, has launched a private Home Midwifery Service, which enables you to access advice on all aspects of new