Would people be interested in information sessions in early pregnancy? Another independent midwife and I have been talking about how often we meet women who wanted information very early in pregnancy but didn’t know where to go or who to ask. This ranges from health worries (personal and family) and discussion about early genetic tests to simply choosing where to register for maternity care & how to organise it.
We are thinking about offering a session once a month, 2 or 3 hours, for a small fee, where people could get good info, chat with experienced midwives and ask lots of questions. Idea would be that you would be able to access this as soon as you are pregnant, probably several weeks before you can meet with an NHS midwife. There would be no expectation that you would use an independent midwife for the rest of your pregnancy- but you might want to!
What do you think? What things would you want included?