Sally is incredible - we used Sally for our planned home birth, and she was exceptional. Nothing was too much trouble, her knowledge, intuition, and care is amazing and the whole experience was worlds away from the experience we had during NHS care.
I would not hesitate to use Sally as our private midwife again, she truly is someone who cares deeply about the health of mothers and babies and holds that front of mind with every interaction.
Hannah, Steve and baby Ottily
After a traumatic previous birth, I was very anxious about giving birth again.
I reached out to Sally when I was about 36 weeks pregnant, I felt like my care had begun to go in a direction I was uncomfortable with & I needed someone knowledgeable to help support me through the process & make informed decisions that were evidence based & not due to fear.
Sally was nothing short of amazing, she made availability at short notice to chat with me even though I am in a different time zone, she listened to all my fears & was extremely knowledgable, calm & supportive.
Sally checked in with me after my antenatal appointments & gave me the knowledge & confidence to trust in the decisions I was making & not allow myself to be scared into agreeing to care I was uncomfortable with.
I am so proud of myself for advocating for what I wanted & feel my recent birth experience was so healing. I could not have done it without Sally in my corner 💙
Jessica, Tom and baby Kolby
Sally is wonderful! Where to start…Sally is a dear friend and former colleague. I am so lucky that now she has also been my midwife. I felt so safe and well cared-for through every stage of my pregnancy journey.
Sally is truly wonderful. Sooooo kind and wise. Truly, I could not recommend her highly enough.
Laura, Cameron and baby Ranulph
I had some acupuncture done with Sally after premature rupture of membrane. Sally was lovely, really calmed me down and was able to give me lots of statistics regarding the acupuncture. Low and behold contractions started within the hour. I would certainly recommend! Xx
Meg
Having Sally as my midwife was an absolute blessing during one of the most vulnerable yet magical times of my life.
She's full of knowledge and always knew just how to reassure me. Sally's kind, compassionate, and genuinely understanding nature made all the difference. She’s a great listener and has a fantastic sense of humour that instantly puts you at ease, like you've known her forever.
I'm so grateful I had Sally by our side. Even though we unfortunately didn’t get our dream home birth due to complications, having continuity of care with Sally and her knowing me so well made me feel safe and made my experience so much more special and memorable.
Natalie, Dale and baby Nora
Sally provided an exceptional service throughout. She was kind, friendly and extremely knowledgeable on pregnancy, birth and beyond, and empowered us to have the home water birth we wanted. Sally was a vital part of the team that helped bring our son safely into the world, keeping a respectful distance allowing the most natural labour possible but all the while observing and monitoring, ready to step in if needed.
The post natal care was above and beyond, with so much helpful advice and support given.
We can't thank Sally enough for her support, encouragement and kindness.
Forever parents – Victoria, Paul and baby Ellis
Sally is simply amazing. The level of care, knowledge, attention, kindness and support we received is non comparable.
As a surrogate pregnancy there were more people to consider and more worries to contend with. Sally managed every single person's worries and made everyone feel at ease.
At every hurdle through the pregnancy Sally was there, with her amazing advice and empowered me, bringing back my confidence and trusting and believing my body. The experience from the pregnancy to the birth was perfect. We all feel so lucky that we had Sally there to ride along the journey with us.
She included my children in the process and even endured my daughters Q&A session... my daughter now wants to be 'like the special lady who helped her mummy give birth'!
Thank you Sally for everything, nothing was ever too much. You were so patient through my worries and although I felt like a pain, you were the reassurance I always needed ❤️
Thank you will never be enough, we are forever grateful 🥰
Surrogates Aimee, Simon, Emily and Freddie
We had an amazing experience with Sally (and Private Midwives in general!).
We had a home birth and even though it wasn't entirely straightforward, Sally handled it brilliantly. We are so lucky to have had her as our midwife, she is incredibly calm under pressure, very experienced and we had complete confidence in her.
She was also brilliant in the two weeks after our baby was born and helped us to adjust to life as a family. If you are looking for a midwife who will listen to you, understand what is important to you and is clinically outstanding- Sally is a great choice.
Fran and baby Nikesh
Special thanks to our midwife Sally Goodwin. Sally is absolutely everything you would want in a midwife. She is kind, caring, encouraging and empowering. I felt completely safe, at ease and listened to throughout our pregnancy and birth.
After deciding I wanted a home birth I received some results which indicated it would be ‘preferable’ to have hospital birth. Sally supported me throughout this process, providing me with evidence to support my decision making and empowering me to make the right choice for me and my baby. As a result I achieved a safe home birth with Sally supporting me throughout. We will forever be grateful to Sally & Private Midwives x
Olivia and baby Teddy
Sally is an incredible midwife who I would recommend without hesitation. She’s professional, knowledgeable and just a lovely, lovely person.
I reached out to Private Midwives early on in my second pregnancy. I had suffered from medical negligence during my first child’s birth and was left with permanent bowel damage.
I knew I would need a planned c-section next time round but desperately needed it to be a positive experience. Sally made this happen for me and worked so hard to ensure I had a great consultant deliver my son by gentle caesarean.
It was a bit of a battle to arrange on the NHS (I changed hospital 3 times!) but she did not give up. Her aftercare was wonderful too and I will never forget her. Thank you Sally and Private Midwives!
Emily and baby Joseph
Sally is a fantastic midwife, very understanding, supportive and full of experience. Any worries are put at ease with her calm nature.
I was lucky enough to have her twice with both pregnancies and will definitely want her again with any future pregnancy.
Maryann, Billy and baby Priscilla
When I fell pregnant with our second baby there were NHS staff shortages at our local hospital due to Covid and I was worried that I wouldn’t get the home birth I wanted.
We decided to use Private Midwives and it was the best decision we could have made. Midwife Sally Goodwin was so reassuring and supportive of all of my preferences, she was always just at the end of a phone line and I looked forward to every visit both in pregnancy and postpartum.
Having a midwife I knew and trusted during my home birth was so wonderful, I’m so grateful that Sally delivered my baby girl and the breastfeeding support was invaluable.
Thank you for such a magical experience.
Becky, Andrew and baby Ottilee
I’ve long since been aware of the benefits of mindset, and knew from very early on in my pregnancy that I wanted to look into mindful birthing. As an experienced midwife, I have seen ALOT (the good and the bad), and whilst this was really beneficial in some ways, it was also less so in others - and I wanted my birth to be as positive as possible, whichever way it unfolded. Enter Sally and hypnobirthing.
Myself and my partner had 3 face to face sessions with Sally and it was invaluable to us both. For me, as a midwife, whilst much of the information wasn’t necessarily new, it did totally transform and reframe what I knew, and how I felt about labour and birth.
Even now, 4 months later, I can still vividly recall using the techniques taught. I can hand on heart say my experience wouldn’t have been the same without this wonderful lady. We are so thankful to Sally for all her support and advice, not just in the sessions but continued throughout my whole pregnancy and into the postnatal period.
Highly recommend Sally for starting parenthood the right way. Thank you 🙏
Rachael, Tom and baby Sammie
I cannot explain how pleased I am to have chosen Private Midwives. Sally was incredibly knowledgeable, helpful and supportive in helping me prepare for my home birth.
Continuity of care was amazing and provided myself and my partner with helpful information leading up to the birth. I wouldn’t to hesitate to recommend this service and expertise of the midwives. Thank you so much for such a positive experience that I can hold dear memories of.
Alice, and baby Isla
A highly personal and adaptable service, executed by highly skilled, friendly and dedicated professionals.
It was clear from the moment we had our initial zoom chat that there was only one route for us.. a home birth with Sally by our side. We bonded over a shared passion for chicken dippers and our relationship grew from there.
The more time we spent with Sally, the more at ease my partner Jen felt about what was to come. Her fears and anxious thoughts were broken down and we began to look forward to the big day.
At the birth, Sally and our second midwife, Hannah, worked tirelessly to ensure Jen was completely at ease, informed and comfortable. Although the labour went on slightly longer than expected, and our chicken dippers got burnt, we actually had a really ‘fun’ time!
A private midwife seems an extravagance, something for the rich and famous. But the ability to spread the cost opens up this fantastic service to ‘normal people’.
Five stars, 100% satisfied or ‘would highly recommend’ don’t even come close to describing our experience with Sally.
The worst bit about actually having our baby is that we don’t get to see Sally each week anymore!!
Nick, Jen and baby Jasper
Sally assisted with the delivery of our first child and delivered our second baby at home in the pool as we’d hoped for. She also provided aftercare and support for both babies that really helped us in those tough early days. The care Sally showed along with her expertise and knowledge gave us confidence and meant that my experience of pregnancy, birth and the newborn days were calm, positive and supported. I truly think that without Sally my birth experiences would have been very different, I miss her weekly visits, and I’m so grateful for her :) xx
Beth, Will and baby Millie
I had a great experience with Private midwifes - Sally was my midwife. I had a vision for my 2nd hbac and I feel like Sally really listened to me and was able to support me in the way that I really wanted.
She was hands off, she understood physiology (not every midwife get this unfortunately!) and I really trusted her. This deep trust that I had for her and my ability to birth, allowed me to surrender completely and experienced a deeply healing birth that I needed.
I also loved all of our antenatal appointments! This is what midwifery should look like: continuity of care and building relationship based on trust.
I’m also really glad that I’ve choosen to have extended breastfeeding postpartum support. Sally has alot of knowledge but most importanty her caring energy makes all the difference in postpartum experience 💙 Thanks to her I’m still able to breastfeed my daugher at 1yo!
Laura, Jacek and baby Helen