Tamsyn

I’m Tamsyn — a Midwife and a Mama.

For over a decade, I’ve had the privilege of working across a variety of NHS trusts - in hospitals, midwifery-led units, and out in the community. The greatest joy of my career has been offering continuity of care to local families — walking alongside them from pregnancy through to postpartum. Building trusting relationships is at the heart of truly high-quality care.

Studying for a Master’s in Primary Maternity Care deepened what I had already come to understand through practice: midwifery is at its best when grounded in a social model of care. I particularly loved expanding my knowledge of perinatal mental health, breastfeeding, and the power of peer support.

My time with Birth Companions, a charity supporting women facing multiple and complex disadvantage, was especially formative. There, I learned how to embed trauma-informed care into everyday practice — work that continues to shape me.

For me, midwifery is both an art and a science. I’m passionate about weaving together modern, evidence-based knowledge with the ancient wisdom of holistic practices. In particular, yoga and ayurveda inform my work supporting families with birth preparation and processing. 

I also care deeply about supporting midwives' wellbeing. I offer yoga and circle work as a way of nurturing those who give so much. I see this as a vital part of humanising childbirth  because when midwives feel genuinely cared for, they’re better able to care for others.

I’ve also been fortunate to learn from midwifery communities around the world — from a convent hospital in Hyderabad, to an off-grid midwifery school in the Alpujarras and birth centres in Nairobi, Bali and Tamil Nadu. 

As a self-confessed birth nerd, I’m endlessly curious about how culture shapes birth, and how birth shapes culture.

 Make Birth Better Champion

Member of Reclaiming Childbirth Collective

Well Women Yoga Therapy Teacher Training 2023

Bioemechanics for Birth Foundation Course 2022

Tanya Kaps 300 hr Yoga Teacher Training 2022

Griffith University Master of Primary Maternity Care 2022

Himalayan Institute Pregnancy & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training 2022

Iolanthe Midwifery Trust Award Winner 2021

KG Hypnobirthing Diploma 2020

Closing the Bones Postnatal Massage Practitioner 2018

Aromatherapy for Childbirth 2017

City University London Midwifery BSc 2015