About Us

Meet the Team at Midwives for Mothers

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.

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 returned to her role as facilitator and educator in Wales and was 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.

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 specialises in the role of peanut balls in facilitating labour. 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 2024.

Meet Sarah

Another of our fabulous guest speakers, Sarah is an experienced pelvic health physiotherapist in North Bristol NHS trust, supporting adult women at any stage of life with pelvic floor dysfunction. She has a keen interest in supporting women with exercise in pregnancy and postpartum, helping them to return their chosen activity safely and confidently. When not at work, Sarah has two very lively small children who keep her busy, or attempting to train for her first half marathon.

What People Say

It was nice meeting other couples who were due babies at the same time as us. All the lessons were very informative and detailed. We also enjoyed the Percy Pigs 🙂

from our anonymous feedback form

We really liked the fact there were guest speakers who could provide expert information on such a range of subjects. In particular it was great to hear lived experience from Amy and Brad and we really liked the format with Jane interviewing.

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Jane is a wonderful midwife, she brings empathy and deep knowledge to her work. At the birth of our first child, her light touch and understanding helped me greatly in my first steps as a father.

Darrell Jacobs Father

All of the information was given in a clear and fun way, no two sessions ever felt the same and all of the information was super helpful to ease the minds of first time parents going in to the unknown! There was plenty of interactive elements as well which helped break up some of the more in depth material, which was great fun!

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The overall friendly and relaxed atmosphere helped us settle in. Jane and Sharon were so approachable and down to earth. It felt like we got to know them quite quickly and they knew us too, which also meant we felt comfortable asking questions. We really appreciated having such experienced midwives delivering the course, and with local knowledge.

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We liked the anatomy models and practical demonstrations …e.g. turtle neck jumper. They will definitely help me remember what was being talked about!

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Jane is a warm and compassionate person. Her knowledge around pregnancy and childbirth, and experience in facilitation to healthcare professionals makes her the perfect person for guiding your pregnancy journey and childbirth plans. She is a huge advocate for safe practices and empowering women and their birthing choices.

Beth Attore Midwife

Sharon's dedication to excellence is evident in the high level of admiration and respect shown to her from her midwifery team, obstetric, and support staff. They appreciate her leadership, support, caring nature, and extensive midwifery knowledge.

Sandra Reading Midwife

Jane and Sharon are by far an asset to the course. Very approachable. To sum up Jane in one word it would have to be passionate and to do the same for Sharon, extremely professional which gets a lot of respect from us as too often it feels that many people do a job for the sake of it with no care about it

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Having Jen as a guest speaker believe it or not was like having my mum stand up and talk with regards to the language she used and her blunt, to the point mannerisms. Perfect! Sometimes things just need to be said as they are.

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Jane is an experienced midwife who promotes the highest standard of midwifery care. She is a wonderful communicator and able to share her knowledge in fun, enthusiastic, imaginative and engaging ways.

Kay Harris Midwife

Sharon is a pleasure to work with and one of the kindest individuals I know. All the women she has cared for were so fortunate to have her as their midwife.

Rachel Powell Midwife

You cannot fault the energy, knowledge, passion, dedication and professionalism between Jane and Sharon. There was no comparison between this course and the NHS course whatsoever, especially when the NHS course simply stated 'we don't need to know about the physiology of birth,' and skipped over it. This part of the course was another strength and is indeed VERY important in our eyes as the more you understand your body, the less anxious you are.

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Sharon is inspiring professionally and practically, treating people with kindness and respect. She is a positive role model that always strives to give the highest standard of care and make a difference to every woman's childbirth experience.

Julie Wormwell Midwife

Thank you both so much! We really enjoyed the classes all the information was so valuable. The sessions were made so enjoyable. It was really great to have the guest speakers come in too as they covered topics that we perhaps hadn't given much thought to. Overall we now feel so much more relaxed going forward knowing we have so much more knowledge under our belts.

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Thanks for all the reassurance you both gave me on the course. The birth in the end was beyond perfect and not even worth the anxiety I had. I ended up really enjoying the experience.

Collette, new mum

We put off booking antenatal class for so long as most felt quite commercial and prescriptive. We’re so glad we held out for Midwives for Mothers as we couldn’t have felt more looked after. Everything was pitched at the right level, so not to feel too overwhelming or too much to take in at once, as well as keeping it fun and lighthearted. We both feel as well-equipped as we can be, as well as meeting some lovely other couples.

from our anonymous feedback form

Brilliant, just BRILLIANT!. Both Sharon and Jane were great. Highly recommended.

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Thank you very much for providing such an informative, yet fun and supportive class! We both feel more ready now and informed going in to the birth of our little boy. You made us feel like no question was silly and supportive throughout. We will 100% be recommending you to friends. You have put in a lot of hard work and we appreciate it. Thank you!

from our anonymous feedback form

Thank you so much Jane and Sharon and all the powerhouse women who came in to teach us. We loved the chance to learn from such passionate people, and connect with other parents to be!!

from our class whatsapp group

Thank you so much Jane and Sharon!! It’s honestly been such interesting and informative sessions. I feel much more prepared going into the last 2 months of pregnancy! Good luck to everyone in the next couple of months and can’t wait to meet up with the babies 

from our class whatsapp group

A huge thank you again Jane and Sharon! We have both learnt so much and will be forever grateful for everything you’ve taught us from labour to caring for our newborn. It was also lovely to meet everyone and I can’t wait to see all the little ones.

from our class whatsapp group

There was a good variety of topics covered, and you have lots of opportunities to speak up and ask easy questions. It was really nice to hear other couples thoughts and concerns as it makes you feel comforted to know we all felt the same and are experiencing this for the first time.

from our anonymous feedback form

Jane and Sharon made it fun and light hearted, but at the same time really informative and they constantly reassure you and help you to have confidence in yourself. Each session had a focus, what we were learning each week was explained in an easy way to understand.

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