Q: What type of options of care does The Birth Company offer?
A:
At The Birth Company we have an in-house midwife, Catriona Muir, who facilitates our antenatal clinics, books expectant mothers for delivery at The Portland Hospital, and does some of the antenatal check-ups. She also works part-time at The Portland Hospital.
At The Birth Company, we have designed two packages, the Consultant Package and the Integrated Package in order to offer women more choice in the type of care you would like to receive:
The Consultant Package means that you have all your care with the consultant. You will see the consultant for antenatal appointments, the scans are at the Birth Company and your consultant will be present at your delivery. You will see our midwife once for an antenatal booking appointment in mid-pregnancy.
The Integrated Package involves a greater input from our midwife in the antenatal period. The consultant will still see you for most of the antenatal appointments, but in the later stages of pregnancy the consultations alternate between the midwife and the consultant. Your scans will be performed by a sonographer at The Birth Company. During your labour you will be looked after by a midwife at The Portland Hospital, but your consultant will be present during part of the labour and your delivery.
