Juno Midwives, Folkestone (2026)

03/06/2026

Imagine if instead of being told to take a paracetamol by a stranger on the phone, you could call on a familiar face, someone who actually knows you, for real support in early labour, whenever you needed it.

Imagine spending your pregnancy building your toolkit with the support and knowledge of your midwife, so that when the time came, you and your partner felt genuinely prepared to ride the waves of early labour and beyond.

Imagine inviting your midwife to you, at home, when you decided you needed her, rather than waiting to be told you’re “allowed” in.

That's continuity of carer looks like babes - and it makes a difference to both outcomes and experiences.

If you’re having a baby and want to know more about what genuine, continuous midwifery support looks like from early pregnancy right through to birth and beyond, we’d love to meet you.

Book your free intro chat - the link's in the bio.

01/06/2026

We didn’t mean to bring up examinations AGAIN - but we wrote a blog about labour and it always strikes us how it's defined in medical textbooks and guidelines with a heavy focus on the cervix.

There’s just SO much more going. Like your hormones doing this beautiful dance. Your baby moving through your pelvis. It’s really quite incredible. 🙌

When you reach 37ish weeks, we go on call 24/7 for you, which means you can call us whenever you feel like you need support. That might look like a phonecall, or it might look like inviting us to your home. We don’t have rules about when you can or cannot access our support - we’re simply ready for whenever you want us.

If that sounds pretty darn good to you, book your free intro chat today - the link’s in the bio.

And if you want to learn more about labour - head to the website to read our latest blog post. 🤓

27/05/2026

It's true! It's entirely possible to labour and give birth without ever having a va**nal examination.

It's probably less likely if you give birth in hospital, because hospital policy advises offering routine 4 hourly examinations in labour and generally you'll be offered an examination when you arrive at hospital in labour and they're not always presented as optional...

But...it's 👏 always 👏 your 👏 choice 👏

Include your wishes around va**nal examinations in your birth plan. It's something we discuss with you during pregnancy - so we already know what you want / don't want way before labour. And know that it’s also okay to change your mind - either way.

If you’re looking for midwifery care that’s truly for you, book your free intro chat - the link’s in the bio.

24/05/2026

We don't care where you give birth. We care that it's YOUR choice and that you feel supported there 🙌

We’ll have your back wherever you’re planning to give birth AND if those plans change.

We’re not here to tell you what to do, we here to support you to make the choices that feel right for you.

If that’s the midwifery care you’ve been looking for, let’s talk! Book your free intro chat - the link’s in the bio 🔗

22/05/2026

If you leave your antenatal appointments feeling a bit flat, like 'just' another pregnant person going through the system - you've landed in the right place!

We believe that good (better than good in fact!) pregnancy care goes far, far beyond just offering you clinical checks.

It's about getting to know you as a person, learning what your hopes and fears are for your pregnancy, birth and beyond.

Care with Juno means building a relationship with a midwife who really has your back, who's with you during your labour and birth and there for those early weeks with your newborn.

It means being able to answer all your questions, go through all your options and you never feeling rushed or pressured to make a decision.

You'll never end an appointment with us feeling deflated - you'll feel excited, supported and seen. You're undergoing a transformation growing a baby, and it's our privilege to support you to have a positive experience doing so.

So, if you've had enough of surface level care, book an intro chat with us - the link's in the bio.

(Oh, and we'll also bring the pastries 🥐)

21/05/2026

Being told you have a big baby changes the care you're offered - despite being based on a scan that's probably not accurate.

Once that ‘big baby’ label is in your notes, you’re more likely to be recommended interventions like induction and caesarean birth. This is fear-based, not evidence-based.

What’s wild is that growth scans are known to be inaccurate. The 2025 Big Baby Trial in the UK found that in 60% of cases where a baby was suspected to be big, they were in fact not big.

The fear around a big baby is related to shoulder dystocia - don't get us wrong, shoulder dystocia is a serious obstetric emergency that can have real consequences even when managed well. But the vast majority of babies will not experience it, including those weighing >4.5kg.

If you’ve been told you have a big baby, remember this:

⚖️ The biggest risk of your ‘suspected big baby’ is the label itself and your healthcare providers fear
⚖️ Growth scans were found to be inaccurate more than half of the time in the Big Baby Trial
⚖️ Most babies will not experience shoulder dystocia
⚖️ Interventions like induction and caesarean carry their own risks
⚖️ The BRAINS tool can help you navigate any decisions you’re being pressured to make

Looking for personalised pregnancy, birth and postnatal care? Book your intro chat - the link's in the bio ✌️

[FYI - we're not talking about suspected big babies in the presence of any diabetes in this post]

20/05/2026

In the 1970s The Peel Report in the UK advised that all women should give birth in hospital on the grounds of safety.

In the 1980s Marjorie Tew looked at the stats and found that this simply wasn't true - hospital birth wasn't safer for all women.

As a society we've accepted that hospital is a safe place to give birth. For some, that's correct - but for a lot it's not.

If you plan to give birth in hospital you're
more likely to experience interventions and/or complications including:

- Caesarean birth
- Instrumental birth (forceps/ventouse)
- Hormone drip to speed labour up
- Episiotomy (surgical cut to the va**na during birth)
- 3rd/4th degree perineal tear
- Maternal infection

If you plan to give birth at home, you're significantly more likely to have a 'straightforward' va**nal birth - even if you don't ultimately end up giving birth at home.

There's no difference in outcomes for babies between planned home and planned hospital births, according to the latest research.

So, tell us what's safer about hospital birth for all women and birthing people?

Ready to explore a home birth? We'll support you to make an informed choice about where and how you give birth. Link in bio to book your intro chat.

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For the nerds, you can google the research:

Maternal outcomes and birth interventions among women who begin labour intending to give birth at home compared to women of low obstetrical risk who intend to give birth in hospital: A systematic review and meta-analyses, 2020.

Perinatal or neonatal mortality among women who intend at the onset of labour to give birth at home compared to women of low obstetrical risk who intend to give birth in hospital: A systematic review and meta-analyses, 2019.

19/05/2026

Babes, the maternity system was literally NEVER made for you.

It was made for control, to get women in and out, to achieve the goal of a live baby with zero thought to your experience or your ongoing wellbeing.

But you know what? Your experience matters, right from the moment you find out you’re pregnant.

A good birth experience doesn’t end once the placenta is out. It permeates into your motherhood and the rest of your life. And a good birth experience doesn’t only mean a “straightforward birth”, it means being listened to and respected, supported to make the choices that feel right for YOU - however labour and birth unfold.

Ready to do things your way? ⬇️

Book your free intro chat today - link in bio.

18/05/2026

Should have a membrane sweep?

You’ll likely hear a very mixed bag of reviews from friends and family about sweeps. Some will swear by them, others will tell you they did nothing.

There are a few things you should know about sweeps before you agree to one:

✌️They’re a form of induction
✌️They can have several negative side effects
✌️They might get you into labour, but the evidence is not strong
✌️It’s always your choice - you can accept or decline

We wrote a blog that takes a deeper dive into sweeps - including what the procedure actually involves - head over to the website to read that.

Did you have a sweep? What was your experience?

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