Home Birth Midwifery
Forty Weeks
Experience the warmth and personalised care of a home birth with Forty Weeks. Led by Kirsty Hawthorn and in collaboration with the HSE, our service supports you and your family through every step of pregnancy and childbirth in your own space, ensuring a safe, supported, and empowering experience.
Personalised Midwifery Care
Home Birth Midwifery with Kirsty at Forty Weeks
Forty Weeks offers a comprehensive home birth service, led by Kirsty Hawthorn in partnership with the HSE, designed specifically for low-risk women wishing to give birth in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Serving the Cork and Kerry regions, Kirsty collaborates closely with the multi-disciplinary team at UHK to ensure the highest standard of care and practice is delivered to women and their families.
Comprehensive Care Pathway
From the outset of your pregnancy journey with us, comprehensive support is structured as follows:
• Initial Scans and Consultations: Following your routine dating scan at twelve weeks and anomaly scan at twenty weeks, you will meet with the lead obstetrician for approval to join the home birth scheme.
• Regular Antenatal Appointments: Starting at around twenty-five weeks with an antenatal and booking appointment, your care with Kirsty includes subsequent visits at 28, 32, 34, 36, 38, 39, 40, and 41 weeks.
• Dedicated On-Call Support: From thirty-seven weeks gestation, Kirsty will be on call for the delivery, working alongside Sinead Murphy, who will be the second midwife present at your home birth.
• Postnatal Care: After the arrival of your baby, postnatal appointments are scheduled on days 1, 3, 4, 8, and 14 to monitor both your and your baby’s health, including newborn blood spot screening and regular weigh-ins.
Continuity and Safety
Our goal is to provide a seamless home birth experience; however, the safety of mother and baby is paramount. In the rare event that Kirsty cannot attend your birth, we have measures in place for a possible transfer to UHK. We strive to avoid this whenever possible and will communicate transparently with you should such a situation arise.
Get in Touch
For more details or to discuss your home birth plan, please contact us through our contact page or visit www.corkandkerryhomebirth.com. We are here to answer any questions and prepare you for a safe and empowering childbirth experience.
We look forward to supporting you on your journey to motherhood with personal, professional care right in your own home.
