Who are we?
My name is Marijn Veuger; I have been a qualified midwife since 1996. Having
trained as a general nurse in the Netherlands, I choose to become a midwife as I
was intrigued by the ‘miracle of pregnancy and birth’. I did my midwifery
training in Kent and worked both in developing countries and in the NHS, gaining
all-round experience as a hospital and community midwife. Throughout my
professional development the respect for the amazing processes involved in
childbirth has only grown – I am now at a point in my career where I am ready to
practice midwifery to its fullest and its most autonomous extent. In my spare
time I enjoy gardening and sailing, as well as crafts and cake baking.
And I'm Viv Gray; I have two children, Rosie
and Jasper, and became fascinated the whole process of pregnancy, birth and
breastfeeding when they were born in the early 1990s. I subsequently
trained as an antenatal teacher with the National Childbirth Trust, founded a
charity providing birth support to women prisoners, and finally trained as a
midwife in 1998. I have worked in the NHS since I qualified in 2001, but
feel that the services I can provide could be so much better without the
inevitable time and financial constraints. When I'm not at work I enjoy my
children, camping, tai chi, reiki and reading .
I'm Andy Parker, since I was a child I’ve always loved babies and found pregnancy and birth fascinating. I worked as a nanny for six years in a variety of settings giving me the opportunity to work with families. I had my own son at home 11 years ago, with the help of Maggie and Juno team. The pregnancy and birth was a wonderful experience that inspired me to embark on my own midwifery career. I trained within the midwifery model of care in Torbay hospital, where home births were positively encouraged. 18 months after I qualified I decided to move to London to gain a wider experience of birth and culture. I was a breech baby myself, and am experienced in attending vaginal breech births. I enjoy bike riding and picnics with my son, playing the violin and reading.