Hi all,

I am running the 2022 London Marathon in October! Anyone who knows me will know I am a bit of a couch potato and love a dominos so it’s safe to say this will certainly be a challenge for me!

I had my son Alfie in August last year and didn’t have a straight forward pregnancy. My appendix were removed when I was 20 weeks pregnant, followed by sciatica which meant 3 months of crutches, a failed induction and an emergency c-section. I had certainly spent a lot of time with the midwives at Darent valley by time my son arrived! 

The midwives were amazing throughout everything. They showed so much compassion and care during difficult times, I couldn’t have done it without them.

That is why I have chosen to run for The Iolanthe Midwifery Trust. This is a registered charity that aims to promote and improve the care of mothers, babies and families through awarding grants and fellowships in support of midwifery education, practice and research.Every woman needs a midwife when she is giving birth and The Iolanthe Midwifery Trust wants midwives to provide the best care they can. Midwives and students can find it hard to get funding for extra training or to carry out research to improve midwifery. That is why the trust gives out financial awards to enable midwives and student midwives to develop their practice or to improve local services. Many of the award winners aim to improve care for women and babies who are disadvantaged. You can read more about The Iolanthe Midwifery Trust awards at https://www.iolanthe.org/grants-awards/our-award-winners.Thank you for any support you can give!