Meet Nelly

Qualifications

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine applied to Pregnancy and postpartum, Bologna 2020, TAO School
  • Biomechanics for birth, Brighton 2021, Optimal Birth
  • Aromatherapy for birth, Brighton 2021, Expectancy- Acupuncture in pregnancy, 2020, Debra Betts and Loredana Zordan
  • Natural ways to facilitate labour, 2021, Expectancy
  • Tongue tie practitioner, Brighton 2022
  • Perineum competency in pregnancy, birth and postpartum before birth, 2022, SEAO
  • IBCLC, 2024
  • Birth Scar Healing Treatment, 2024, SEAO
  • Pelvic Floor Assessment, 2024, Guida al Perineo

passions

Breastfeeding, Sexual, Menstrual and perineal health, Feminine Wisdom, Chinese Medicine and complementary therapies, reading, and food lover.

Nelly Pellegrino
MIDWIFE, IBCLC and Tongue-Tie specialist.

I’m Nelly, and I can certainly say that midwifery runs through my veins. In fact, both my mother and father are midwives, and midwifery has been a part of my life since always. I remember the joy with which I listened to stories of births, of first cries, of powerful women giving life. I grew up saturated with this magic and strength to the point of deciding to become a midwife myself.


I completed my studies in 2015 and worked for a year in an Italian hospital, where I learned a lot, yet I felt something was missing. There was a missing piece. I arrived in the UK, aware that here, perhaps, I could find answers to my shortcomings. I worked first as a neonatal nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit, then finally I landed back in the world of midwifery. I assisted in my first home birth and vividly remember the love, power, strength, and magic that linger when a new life arrives within the walls of its home, in an undisturbed and familiar environment. For the first time, I saw clearly that a respected birth is a political act, an act of spiritual and personal rebirth, an affirmation of one’s inner self. A birth is respected when the woman and the couple are at the centre, where my role is no longer to speak but to listen, welcome, contain, and silently observe. It was a true professional and personal revolution for me.

I became aware of a reality that ignores women, families, and their needs, and I decided to be part of the change in this system myself. I specialised in some of the topics I felt were most underestimated and ignored: breastfeeding with its difficulties, pelvic floor health, and the scars that birth brings (not only physical). Thus, I became an IBCLC and Tongue-tie practitioner and took numerous courses on scar treatment and pelvic floor care during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum while continuing to work as a home birth midwife in Brighton.

Contact Nelly

EMAIL

nelly@risemidwives.com

Phone

+44 07366 003603

positive stories

what they say about me

I just wanted to say thank you for everything you've done for our little family. From sharing your wisdom on the antenatal course to your gentle guidance and loving presence during those wild hours of labour and your kindness and generosity as l've navigated these first messy weeks of motherhood, you have been incredible. I will be forever grateful
Thank you for looking out for us these last few months. You made a really rough time managable and with your love and dedication we would have been truly lost. Your dedication to your job and patents is admirable. I wish thre were more midwives with your skills, kindness and compassion. You really are one of the best! Lots of Love
A massive thank you from myself, B and little R for all your support to us. Having your help has made our breastfeeding journey possible and gives our little boy the best start possible. We are so grateful for you! Best wishes, L, B and R.
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Virginia Rowan
midwife, sacred wisdom, placenta remedies, birth trauma

15 years of midwifery practice, 10 years in the NHS as a community and Home birth midwife, mama of 2 boys and midwife to over 2000 families. Midwifery is my calling, midwifery is sacred work!