Meet The Alternative Midwife. A preparation, birth, and healing specialist supporting women through life’s thresholds with midwifery and holistic healing.

About Me

I am The Alternative Midwife - Gemma.

For more than 16 years, I’ve walked with women through birth, loss, grief, menopause, and the chapters that change us. My path has taken me from teaching active birth and self-hypnosis, to youth work with women navigating pregnancy and loss, to caring for my father through dementia. I became a midwife at the start of the pandemic, stepping quickly into leadership of community, birth centre, and homebirth midwifery teams.

But what I offer here is different. Beyond the clinical. Beyond the medical.

I trained in Kinesiology, Trauma Therapy, the Rewind Technique, mental health, and public health, weaving together science, breathwork, bodywork, and wise woman guidance.

This isn’t therapy that fixes.

It’s space that heals.

It’s work that lets women soften, release, and rise.

Every chapter, held and healed.

The Programmes Explore healing programmes: Embracing Changes, Birth Healing Reset, and Rewind & Restore. Breathwork, trauma healing, and Wise Woman guidance for women.
The Programmes Explore healing programmes: Embracing Changes, Birth Healing Reset, and Rewind & Restore. Breathwork, trauma healing, and Wise Woman guidance for women.

  • Just want to say a huge thank you Gemma, I just don't think I could have done it without your calm and kindess.

    — Katie, Mike and Baby T

  • Gemma had a steady and positive attitude which was so reassuring - I felt extremely well supported - Eleanor and Matt

  • A huge thank you for all your care and attention over the last year, you have seen our baby A here safely and for this we will be forever grateful

    - Lucy and baby A

  • Thank you Gemma for your wonderful care throughout. You are a fantastic midwife and I always found you so helpful and reassuring.

    - Charis and Baby J

  • Thank you for looking after us and keeping us safe

    - E, J and Baby Evan

  • It really made a difference to our experience the time and genuine care you gave us. You are really great at what you do and that’s because you are so present when you are looking after people

    - Helena

  • I am really grateful for you Gemma, all your help, advice and kindness.

    - Lois and Baby A

  • Thankyou so much Gemma for all your help in pregnancy and birth. you reassured us throughout and made it such an amazing experience

    - Laura, James and baby N

QUESTIONS? LET’S CHAT.

HAVE QUESTIONS OR JUST WANT TO CHAT?

07884 071571
thealtmidwife@gmail.com

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