Irene Vine de Hoyos

I am an independent midwife covering Suffolk, Essex, East London and Cambridge.
I offer support during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. I can help you navigate this rite of passage with knowledge, power, kindness and plenty of time regardless of what choices you make.

I am most passionate about women stepping into their power and health professionals not taking it away from them, whatever this means for you: homebirth, freebirth, declining routine care, avoiding interventions or fully embracing the medical model. I feel very strongly about supporting women’s journeys in rediscovering our inner power and spirituality through reconnecting to the wisdom in our bodies. I welcome clients from all walks of life and backgrounds, especially all those that will not fit in a tick box and that an institutionalised maternity service cannot accommodate for. I have over 10 years experience in the maternity world, from my start as a doula, my years in the community and birth centre in a busy London hospital, and finally my university lecturing and motherhood experiences.

Irene, We wanted to send you a HUGE thank you for your care when acting as our midwife for baby. Even though I was a little late up to the birthing centre, you immediately made me feel at ease, completely safe and comfortable. No-one can ever prepare you fully for what your body has to go through (especially during Covid) but you talked me through everything sensibly and reassured me throughout. You consistently put my (and my baby´s) needs above your own and I have never tasted Weetabix quite like the bowl that you gave me. We all think that you are an incredible midwife and will be feeding this back to the hospital in due course. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
With love, J., M. and S. N. XX

As part of my packages I provide guidance on responsive parenting through baby wearing support, cloth nappies, breastfeeding, co-sleeping, infant potty learning from birth and baby massage. I complement my services with Thai Yoga massage, NIPE checks, I offer birth pool hires and I accept skills exchange as a partial form of payment. If it sounds like I am right for you, why not give me a call?

Dear Irene,
I cant thank you enough for your support and encouragement in bringing our baby boy Y. to this world. You were so patient with us and gave me the confidence to trust I could do it. Thank you for being such a supportive part of our story. We will never forget what you did for us.
Love, F., S., Y.”