independent midwife surrey and kent
Your body already knows how to do this. My job is to make sure nothing gets in the way.
RISE midwifery
Held Through Your Whole Journey
Private midwife serving Surrey and Kent
✓ Over 17 years midwifery experience
✓ One known midwife throughout
✓ supporting families having joyful birth since 2009
✓ Birth held as the sacred rite of passage it is
✓ Fully insured
If you are looking for a private midwife serving Surrey and Kent, someone who will actually know you, not just your notes, you are in the right place. I’m Virginia, an independent midwife based in East Sussex, offering full continuity of care across East Grinstead, Crawley, Lingfield, Oxted, Horley, Redhill, Reigate, Dorking, Guildford, Edenbridge, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. I support women through pregnancy, birth and the postnatal weeks, including homebirth, HBAC and out of guidance care.
One midwife. The same face at every appointment. Not a service. A relationship. That is what continuity actually means.
You already know you want something different. You wouldn’t be here otherwise.
Joy in birth isn't naive, it's what happens when you're truly held
BIRTH HELD AS SACRED
It deserves presence, honouring and someone who understands what it means to hold that threshold with respect.
You are preparing for something that will change you.
What a beautiful experience we had. Virgina is just beyond amazing, she listens but she also HEARS. She makes you feel seen and heard. She was the calm to my storm and such a pivotal part of our whole birth, the before and the after. She provided a beautiful holistic approach whilst also providing expertise knowledge and understanding of it all. Couldn’t recommend her enough, so so grateful to have found her truly!
— Imogen, hove
Why choose an independent midwife
The system was not built around your body. It was built around its own risk management. That is not your fault. And it is not the only way
This might be where you are
- You're exhausted from explaining your history to a new face every appointment
- Something from a past birth still sits with you, unresolved
- You've been told your circumstances rule out the birth you want
- You want to be taken seriously, not just managed
WHAT you want WHEN you SAY IT OUT LOUD
- You already know what you're looking for, you just haven't met the right person yet
- To feel held respected, to be trusted with your own instincts, not controlled
- To connect to your body again, not just monitored
- To walk into motherhood feeling strong, not simply relieved it's over
Independent Midwifery Packages
Ways to Work Together
However much support you’re looking for, full birth care, help from the third trimester onward, or pregnancy and postnatal care alone, each option is built around the same thing: time, continuity, and a midwife who actually knows you.
Complete Journey Care
Full continuity from early pregnancy through birth and the first 40 days after, one midwife, the whole way through, for families across Surrey and Kent.
Third Trimester Through Birth
Joining from 31-32 weeks, through birth and into early postnatal support. My care for the final stretch, home birth included.
Antenatal and Postnatal
Private midwifery care with Rise, for families planning to birth with the NHS, or wanting postnatal support for the first 40 days after, unhurried independent care.
Interest-free payment plans available on all packages.
This is RISE
I'm Virginia
Private Midwife serving Surrey & Kent
✓ NMC registered
✓ Homebirth expert
✓ Holistic & evidence-led
✓ Based in Seaford, happy to travel
I’m Virginia. I’ve been a midwife since 2009 and I’ve spent years working in NHS community midwifery in Brighton and East Sussex. I know the team at Princess Royal Hospital, how they work, who they are, and they know me. We have a trusted, ongoing relationship that means I can advocate for you from the inside out, wherever you are based.
Coverage Area
Where I Support Families
I’m based in Seaford, East Sussex, and I’m a happy traveller. I serve families across Surrey and Kent, including East Grinstead, Crawley, Lingfield, Oxted, Horley, Redhill, Reigate, Dorking, Guildford, Edenbridge, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. If you’re nearby, reach out and we’ll see what’s possible. East Sussex, Brighton and West Sussex and South London are also covered.
Let's Start With a Conversation
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RISE PRIVATE MIDWIFERY SERVICES
- Rise offers independent midwifery care across Sussex, South London, Surrey, and Kent. Continuity of care through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum - rooted in trust, physiology, and the belief that your body knows how to do this.
- Virginia Rowan is a Registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Member of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and ARM, association of Radical midwives, Fully insured through MID.