Specialist Mental Health Midwifery. Centred Around You.
Support through pregnancy, motherhood, mental health and loss.
Trying to conceive, pregnancy and motherhood aren’t always the experiences we imagined.
Whether you’re navigating anxiety, struggling with your mental health, processing a difficult birth, experiencing pregnancy or baby loss, or feeling fearful about what lies ahead, you deserve to feel heard, understood and supported.
You deserve to understand.
Clear, evidence-based information to help you feel informed and reassured.
You deserve to be heard.
Compassionate, non-judgemental support where your feelings and experiences matter.
You deserve to have a say.
Helping you understand your choices and make decisions that feel right for you.
You don't need to hide here.
A safe space for conversations about pregnancy, motherhood, mental health and loss.
WELCOME. I'M SARAH.
You're in the right place
I’m a Registered Midwife and Nurse, Specialist Mental Health Midwife and founder of Matrescence Midwifery.
I’ve spent over a decade in my career supporting women and families through some of the most exciting, vulnerable, complicated and sometimes heartbreaking moments of their lives. Along the way, I realised that the kind of care I wanted women to have wasn’t always easy to find.
Pregnancy and becoming a parent can bring so much joy, but it can also bring fear, anxiety, grief, difficult memories and an enormous amount of change. Sometimes you need more than a routine appointment. You need time, someone to really listen, and honest, evidence-based information without judgement.
As a specialist mental health midwife, I offer personalised, compassionate care through pregnancy, birth and beyond. I provide a safe, non-judgmental space to explore your feelings, understand your experiences and move forward with confidence, at your own pace.
That is where Matrescence Midwifery came from.
NHS EXPERIENCE. PERSONALISED CARE.
Based in Warwickshire, my background in NHS specialist maternal mental health services has given me extensive experience supporting women through the more complex challenges of pregnancy and motherhood.
Through Matrescence Midwifery, I'm now bringing that same specialist knowledge and clinical experience into a more personal, flexible setting, offering private midwifery and maternal mental health support to women across the UK.
WHAT IS MATRESCENCE?
Matrescence - ma-TRESS-ence
The transformation nobody warned you about
Becoming a mother changes you in ways you might never have expected: emotionally, psychologically, physically, and in the way you see yourself and the world around you. This profound transition is known as matrescence.
Much like adolescence, matrescence describes a period of enormous change, growth and adjustment as you navigate becoming a mother.
The term was first introduced by medical anthropologist Dana Raphael in the 1970s and later developed by psychologist Dr Aurélie Athan. Reproductive psychiatrist Dr Alexandra Sacks has since helped bring the concept into mainstream conversation.
'We spend so much time preparing for the birth of a baby, but often far less time preparing for the birth of a mother. Mothers are born too.'
I chose the name Matrescence Midwifery because pregnancy, birth and motherhood are about so much more than physical changes. Every woman's experience is different, and I believe you deserve to feel heard, understood and supported through it all.
Because your journey matters, too.
HOW I CAN SUPPORT YOU
Emotional support through every stage of Matrescence
From trying to conceive, through pregnancy and birth, to finding your feet in motherhood, your emotional wellbeing matters just as much as your physical health.
Whether you’re struggling with fertility, feeling anxious about pregnancy or birth, carrying trauma from a previous experience, navigating pregnancy after loss, or simply finding the transition to motherhood harder than you expected — you don’t have to navigate it alone.
Maternal Mental Health Guidance
Guidance on maintaining and improving mental health throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period.
Trying to conceive & fertility
Emotional and mental health support through trying to conceive, fertility treatment and the uncertainty that can come with it.
Pregnancy & birth
Specialist support for anxiety, tokophobia (fear of birth), alongside antenatal support, trauma-informed birth planning and preparation for birth, induction or caesarean.
Trauma, loss & bereavement
A safe space for birth reflection and debriefing, pregnancy after loss, and compassionate support following pregnancy or baby loss.
Postnatal & motherhood
Emotional and practical support after birth, including mental health and wellbeing, bonding and infant mental health, birth recovery and adjusting to your new identity as a mother.
Other services available...
Partner support, mindfulness and birth preparation, KG Hypnobirthing, and Baby Massage coming soon.
WHEN YOU FEEL READY.
I'd love to hear from you.
Whether you have a question, would like to arrange an introductory call or simply want to find out how I can support you, please get in touch. You don't need to have everything figured out before reaching out.
Flexible appointments
Sessions are available via secure video call, or face to face depending on your location.
UK-wide & local support
Face to face appointments will be available within the Warwickshire area.
No referral needed
I accept self-referrals with no GP or midwife letter required.
