Hello & Welcome

Please have a look around and see if you connect with what is on offer - The Alternative Midwife is me, Gemma - I live down on the south coast in Brighton with my family and my greatest joy is supporting families through pregnancy and beyond.

I am a registered midwife - but I have a keen interest in everyone living their best life - so, how I can best help with that is through specialist work I do in mental health and wellbeing in the perinatal period.

  • Perinatal trauma recovery & mental well-being expert for maternity care - complex pregnancy care, perinatal mental health, healing and recover from baby loss

  • Birth and Perinatal Trauma Resolution Therapy - Rewind and Trauma Release for PTSD and Anxiety

  • Bespoke Midwife Visits for Pregnancy, Birth Planning, Mother & Baby personalised care using a sensitive and therapeutic approach

“IT REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE TO OUR EXPERIENCE THE TIME AND GENUINE CARE YOU GAVE US GEMMA. YOU ARE REALLY GREAT AT WHAT YOU DO AND THAT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE SO PRESENT WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AFTER PEOPLE"

Helena

  • How lucky we were to have the calm, guiding hand of Gemma throughout pregnancy and the postnatal period. With her breadth of knowledge around all things Midwifery, as well as holistic therapies and trauma-informed care, we always felt safe and supported. I always felt that I was getting up to date answers to my questions and had confidence that if there was a problem, Gemma would be frank and transparent. Thank you Gemma. Baby Annabelle and I will be forever grateful.

    Lucy Simpson - 5 Star Google Review

  • Having Gemma as our midwife was such a blessing. She was extremely knowledgeable, kind, caring and attentive throughout. Gemma made the birth of my baby girl such a wonderful experience and put me at ease, I can’t thank her enough for looking after us all in the best way.

    Lois Aitchison - 5 Star Google Review

  • Having worked alongside Gemma and witnessed the outstanding standard of care she provides to birthing families, I knew I was in the safest of hands when booking for my pregnancy with her. Kind and personal with honest and truly evidence based information, you will not find a midwife more passionate about ensuring not only your safety but the most positive experience possible, whatever shape your pregnancy journey takes. Always going above and beyond, have no doubt Gemma is always thinking outside the box to deliver maternity care that keeps you and your baby the very heart. A midwife you will find trust, friendship and wisdom in with every contact, a true asset to the profession.

    Holly Burt - 5 Star Google Review

  • The Alternative Midwife helped me resolve trauma I had suffered from my birthing experience. Gemma was extremely approachable and sensitive to my needs. She created an environment that was a safe space to listen to my story and validated my feelings about my experience, before working through my birth with the therapy techniques. I am now able to tell my story and sit with my experience without the invasive thoughts that were haunting me after my birth. Further to this, I now feel I can apply some of the techniques to other daily life issues; and should I choose to grow my family in the future, I will rebook Gemma to support me in my pregnancy with confidence knowing that her expertise will guide me through. Thank you. X

    Emily Jenner - 5 Star Google Review

  • As someone who found pregnancy very anxiety inducing, I felt Gemma was extremely reassuring and calming with her knowledge. I always felt in safe hands and that she had to time to listen to all of my concerns, helping make my pregnancy the most positive experience. Thank you for helping bring my baby boy into the world!

    Charis Bicknell - 5 Star Google Review

MY midwifery METHOD

  • Detail

    Attention to personalised detail, to listen to your story and understand you. This helps to build a structure and a plan for your pregnancy, birth and beyond that is long lasting and a positive experience.

  • Intuition

    To have the time to intuitively work with your care needs, and to empower you to follow your own! Decision making can be made when full information is presented and then a heart felt intuitive response can be made.

  • Reassurance

    To be at the end of a message or phone - ready to respond to any worries or concerns you may have along the journey, to navigate you and signpost for the safest maternity care and ensure you are fully informed at all points. To have the time and ability to spend with you through comprehensive home assessments.

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