Recently UK Birth Centres has rebranded, recruited many Independent Midwives and are now called Private Midwives. Their website is privatemidwives.com. Kensington Midwives have enjoyed two years working with UK Birth Centres, now Private Midwives, and all our clients have been […]
Babies exposed to alcohol in pregnancy can develop Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, which include a wide range of physical, behavioral and learning problems. This is completely avoidable if you don’t drink alcohol while you are pregnant. Experts are still unsure […]
Flu, which usually occurs every winter, is a highly infectious disease with symptoms that come on very quickly. These are fever, chills, headache, aches and pains in the joints and muscles, and extreme tiredness. Flu is caused by the influenza […]
The Harmony Pre-natal test has exceptional accuracy and is growing in popularity as a primary screen in pregnant women of any age or risk category. A maternal blood sample can be analysed as early as 10 weeks gestation and […]
Making the decision to plan for a baby is the ideal time to look carefully at your diet, health and lifestyle and to make a few simple changes that will achieve optimal health before conception. Pregnancy specific supplements contain the […]
At Kensington Midwives we strongly advise you to have the Pertussis (Whooping Cough) vaccination which is routinely offered to pregnant women between 28 and 32 weeks. Whooping cough is a highly infectious and sometimes fatal infection caused by the Bordatella pertussis bacteria. It […]
Laura Colucci offers bespoke Pregnancy Yoga classes in West London for all levels of students and stages of pregnancy, from 14 weeks to delivery (or from first scan). Her private classes are tailored to the individual needs of the […]
Having children by fertility treatment is now as safe as natural conception following a fall in the rate of stillbirths, according to new research. ‘Test-tube’ babies now have almost the same chance of surviving as those conceived naturally due to […]
Welcome to our first blog of 2015. We thought we would start off the New Year by giving you an update as to what we are up to and what else we hope to offer you this year. We […]
Lulubaby Antenatal and Postnatal Classes were set up at the beginning of this year by sisters-in-law Louisa Van den Bergh and Mary Van der Westhuizen. We enjoyed meeting and chatting in Louisa’s lovely family house this summer. They provide excellent […]