I would like to say thank you and have Seamairah recognised for everything she did for me during my pregnancy and delivery. I had plans for a home birth throughout my pregnancy, and after being told my baby was measuring big at 38 weeks, I started to feel really unsure, confused and stressed, with options of induction and C-sections being discussed.

Seamairah was there for me, taking the time to talk me through the different options, risk factors, and just listening to my thoughts about it all. She gave me so much confidence in myself, and reassured me that no matter what I decide, I can absolutely do it. That really meant so much to me in those last few weeks of pregnancy, when everything feels quite tough.

The morning my contractions started, I had an appointment booked with Seamairah anyway. She came to my home to perform a sweep, and was so upbeat, positive and excited with me that labour was starting and that upon examination, my cervix was dilating.

Between Seamairah and my partner, I felt like I had a great team behind me, and it meant that I was in a really positive headspace and felt so motivated and ready, despite feeling quite nervous in the lead-up to my due date.

Seamairah continued to check in on me throughout the day, and even liaised with her colleagues to see if she could swap her on-call around, in hopes she might be able to attend my home birth.

Thankfully Seamairah was able to, and at 03:30 the next day, the call was made to her as contractions had ramped up. Seamairah was at my home with me, supporting me for over 12 hours.

Whilst she was professional and did what she needed to do, it also just felt like having a friend in my home. Despite feeling vulnerable at that time, I felt really comfortable having Seamairah there with me, and she was great at coaching me when I needed it or taking my mind off of things by chatting about normal things.

After trying to push for 3 hours and getting too tired to continue, I was transferred to the hospital for a forceps delivery. Seamairah stayed with me the whole time, including in theatre, where she was right by my side as we welcomed our beautiful baby girl (who indeed was big at 10lbs 1oz) 16 hours after Seamairah arrived at our home that morning.

I will forever be grateful to Seamairah for making my birth experience such a positive one. I know I wouldn't have felt that positive without her. I trusted in her fully and felt such reassurance just from having her in the house with me, and that made all the difference.

Although a hospital transfer and forceps weren't in my original plan, I wouldn't change a thing about my birth. I absolutely loved it and Seamairah was a huge part of that.

Someone took lots of photos for us in theatre. There is one particular photo, with my baby and me on my chest, my partner next to me, and Seamairah on the other side. Naturally, my partner and I are beaming, but so is Seamairah.

You can tell she truly loves her job and how much pride and joy she gets from it. That photo is so treasured by my partner and me and will always be a reminder of how much Seamairah did for us that day.

What was likely a standard day at work for her was a huge life moment for us, and we are so glad she was a part of it and will be forever grateful to her for making it so great.