About Us
Meet Sharon & Jane
Dedicated to promoting women centred care
Sharon and Jane are experienced midwives. Collectively they have worked across all areas of midwifery providing antenatal and postnatal care, and care during labour in both hospital and community settings. Both Sharon and Jane have significant experience in managing home births as well as complex pregnancies and labours.
- Registered Midwives
- Managing Home Births, Complex Pregnancies and Labours
- Facilitators of Multi-Professional Training
- NICE Guideline Contributor
Years of NHS Experience
Years Clinical Midwifery
Preparing Parents To Make Informed Choices
Meet Jane
Jane began her career as a registered nurse gaining varied experience before training as a registered midwife and qualifying in 1990. Over the years she has worked as a midwife in both maternity units in Bristol as well an exciting experience at the Matilda Hospital, Hong Kong. In 2016 Jane joined the research team at St Michaels Hospital which led to a role as a facilitator responsible for implementing practical obstetric multi-professional training across the UK, but returned to clinical practice during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jane has since returned to her role as facilitator and educator in Wales and was recently joint winner of the RCM 2023 awards for ‘Excellence in Midwifery for Education & Training’. Jane is always keen to embrace new challenges and contribute to projects that are innovative and exciting – Midwives for Mothers being a new venture and perfect example. Jane is married with two children.
Meet Sharon
Sharon, with over 40 years of experience in healthcare, has transitioned from a Registered General Nurse and Midwife to her current role as a Diabetes Specialist Midwife in the Antenatal Clinic. Her diverse career includes conducting Homebirths, overseeing the Labour Ward, and working on the Special Care baby unit. Notably, she spent the last decade as the Labour Ward coordinator at Southmead Hospital, a unit that sees 6,500 births annually. Sharon has been actively involved in research initiatives, training Midwives, Obstetricians and Anaesthetists, and contributing to national safety guidelines and NICE guideline review panels. Recognized with the North Bristol Trust ‘Practitioner of the Year award 2021’ and a finalist for the British Journal of Midwifery ‘National Midwife of the Year Award’ in 2020, Sharon is dedicated to improving maternity care and advocating for the well-being of mothers and families.
Sharon’s aim is that ‘Midwives for Mothers’ will provide support and a wealth of practical information for new mothers and enable new friendships to form on the journey into becoming new parents.
Meet Cathy
Hi, I’m Cathy Bowker. I live in north Bristol with my husband, 2 daughters and energetic, geriatric rescue pug, Coco. I’ve been a qualified midwife for over 20 years, and a Bristol based NHS infant feeding specialist for the last 10. I am passionate about supporting families in their journey with their new baby/s, helping to navigate a path that fits with the unique and beautiful, ‘them’. If I’m not at work you’ll find me at home working on a new craft project, at a gig mesmerised by musicians or in a field with Coco, full of the joy she brings.
Meet Wendy
Introducing Wendy, who will give an introduction to hypnobirthing. She is an experienced midwife whose passion it is to provide caring and supportive guidance during this remarkable, joyful, yet sometimes anxious and stressful time. She has a wealth of knowledge in both complementary therapies and birthing physiology to help and support you throughout your journey to parenthood.
Meet Sophie
Sophie is a doctor who has been specialising in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for the last 10 years. She is passionate about maternity training and worked with Jane to introduce effective multi-professional training for midwives, obstetricians and anaesthetists nationally in Wales to improve care for women in obstetric emergencies. Sophie lives in Bristol with her husband David and has just recently welcomed her own baby into the world in June this year.
Meet Gemma
Hi, I’m Gemma, a qualified midwife for 20 years and mum to two brilliant daughters. I’ve spent time working in many different areas of midwifery over the years, including teaching hypnobirthing. In 2019 I completed my training as a Birth Trauma Resolution practitioner and I practice this both privately and within the NHS, this helped lead me to my current role as a mental health midwife at Southmead Hospital. My team offers bespoke mental health support through pregnancy and into the postnatal period. I absolutely love my job and feel honoured to walk alongside women and birthing people and their loved ones during this hugely transformative time.
Meet Jen
Jen is a pelvic health physiotherapist with 19 years of experience. She is currently co-leading a project in Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) to improve pelvic healthcare for pregnant and postnatal women, with a focus on preventing, identifying and treating pelvic floor problems during and after pregnancy. Jen works in the NHS as an advanced practice physiotherapist and is involved in running the obstetric anal sphincter injury clinic at Southmead Hospital. When she’s not at work she’s chasing around after her two year old twin boys.
