The Best Start For You And Your Family 

We know from experience and from our clients’ feedback that Maternity Nurses are an investment in effective long term sleep habits, not only for baby but for the whole family. By getting it right from the start you can avoid being one of those sleep-deprived parents our Founder constantly met on the school runs. We stand by this belief and specialise in placing Maternity Nurses who focus on establishing that all important routine in the first few weeks, as opposed to the odd 24 hours here and there, in order to avoid those sleepless nights that can disrupt the health and happiness of your family. 

Sourcing a Maternity Nurse through Maternally Yours offers you peace of mind that recruiting through private adverts or personal recommendations cannot possibly offer. We take many calls from new clients who come to us as their privately booked Maternity Nurse has let them down at the last minute or, on starting her booking, her incompatibility became clear.  Such an experience is not only distressing but completely avoidable. As experts, and knowing our Maternity Nurses as we do, Maternally Yours will know exactly who will meet the family’s expectations for a successful booking at this special time and once a booking is made you can feel rest assured that your Maternity Nurse is fully committed.

Since our inception in 1996, our ethos has always been to select only and work with only the best Maternity Nurses in the industry. Given our reputation and track record of successful placements, we are highly regarded as the leading Maternity Nurse agency. We have worked with most of our Maternity Nurses for many years, some of whom as far back as the ’90s and ’00s. This means we know exactly how they work, their approach and style and, through our on-going assessment process, whether they are the right fit for your family.

Our Register of Maternity Nurses is filled only with outstanding and reliable professionals with proven track records and who have passed our stringent criteria and background checks.

Personal Interviews

Our Maternally Yours Consultants personally interview all applicants at the London office.

We only accept 1 in 5 applicants.

We establish early on the Maternity Nurses’ preferred working schedule and style of care, be it à la Gina Ford’s more structured approach, or Tracy Hogg’s baby-led style in order to find the perfect match for you. 

Background Checks

Applicants who meet our criteria at interview are subject to on-going reference and suitability checks and are required to provide an up-to-date DBS Enhanced Certificate (Disclosure Barring Service) as well as notifying us of any changes to their health.

Those who successfully pass our stringent criteria and background checks are placed on The Maternally Yours Register.

Experience

All Maternity Nurses on the Maternally Yours Register have between 5-35 years’ newborn baby experience. To put this into perspective, this means your Maternity Nurse will have taken between 8-12 bookings per annum, and she will bring a wealth of wisdom and experience to your booking.

Alternatively, we can provide a selection of Junior Maternity Nurses who will have had 1-2 years’ experience and at least 5-10 years working in childcare. These Maternity Nurses charge a slightly lower fee, but are matched only with second or third-time parents who are looking for support and an ‘extra pair of hands’. They are not available for first-time parents.

To remain on the Maternally Yours Register, Maternity Nurses must continue to meet our strict criteria and are monitored to ensure their continued success.

Qualifications

• Listed below are childcare qualifications that are recognised and appropriate to the profession:
• CACHE Level 3 (Council for Awards in Healthcare and Education) which replaced the 2-year NNEB Diploma (NationalNursey Education Board)
• BTEC Nursery Nursing (Business and Technology Education Council)
• City and Guilds – Early Years Practitioner course and childcare course
• BabyEm – Maternity Nurse Training Levels 3 to 5
• HATA Academy – Home Affairs Training Academy
• Midwifery and Nursing Degrees/Diplomas
• National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in Childcare and education
• NCFE – Northern Advisory Council for Further Education
• NEST – Newborn Education Services and Training – Levels 3 and 4 Postnatal Carer Certificate (PNC)
• MNT – Maternity Nurse Training Certificate
• NAMCW – National Association of Maternal and Child Welfare

NEST, BabyEm and MNT are all excellent courses to obtain entry into the Maternity Nurse profession and can even be helpful for the more established maternity nurses and nannies to keep up-to-date. We also recommend attending breastfeeding, colic/reflux and other relevant workshops, as well as renewing First Aid Certificates every 3 years.

The BabyEm Level 5 Diploma is offered solely to those already practising as experienced Maternity Nurses.

At Maternally Yours, we require proof of and will only accept original certificates and qualifications.

Maternity Nurses Without Formal Qualifications

In exceptional circumstances, we do accept maternity nurses who whilst they may not have a formal qualification, have proven themselves over many years and built up an outstanding track record. All references will have been scrupulously verified before being accepted to join The Register.

Such Maternity Nurses are still required to meet our stringent criteria and are subject to on-going reference and suitability checks. Once again this includes an up-to-date Enhanced DBS Certificate (Disclosure Barring Service) and notifying us of any changes to their health.