You do not have to leave midwifery to do things differently.
You have spent years building knowledge, judgement and skill. If the way you are working no longer feels sustainable, that does not mean your midwifery journey is over.
There may be more lily pads available than you have been shown.
Explore your Next Lily Pad
Mobile Midwives Professionals is being created for midwives who want to stay connected to the profession while exploring flexible, independent, educational, portfolio or alternative pathways.
Join the waitlist to hear when the community opens, receive updates about the Lily Pad Map, and get early access to the Lily Pad Series.
Download the Free Lily Pad GuideThe Lily Pad Starter Guide
Not ready for workshops yet?
Start with our free Lily Pad Starter Guide and explore your skills, strengths and possible next steps.
Includes access to the Mobile Midwives Professionals Facebook community.
Download the Free GuideYou may still love midwifery.
But loving midwifery does not always mean the current way of working is right for your life, health, family or future.
- You want more flexibility
- You are feeling close to burnout
- You are curious about portfolio work
- You want to use your skills differently
- You are wondering what else is possible
What if the choice is not stay or leave?
Many midwives are shown a very narrow version of what a midwifery career can look like.
The real question may not be whether you stay in midwifery. It may be how your skills, experience and values can be used in a way that feels safer, more sustainable and more aligned.
The Lily Pad Map is already growing.
We asked midwives where their skills had taken them. Within 24 hours, we had examples across the wider maternity, health, education and support landscape.
Clinical Practice
- NHS midwifery
- Independent midwifery
- Private practice
- Ultrasound & sonography
- Research midwifery
- Fertility & abortion services
Education & Training
- Antenatal education
- Higher education
- Health teaching
- Professional CPD
- Alternative therapies in pregnancy
Infant Feeding & Early Years
- Infant feeding roles
- IBCLC work
- Tongue tie services
- Health visiting
- Family wellbeing
- 0–19 public health
Women’s Health
- Sexual health
- Fertility care
- Pregnancy wellbeing
- Menopause support
- Reproductive health
Leadership & Safety
- Healthcare investigation
- Expert witness work
- Medico-legal practice
- Safeguarding liaison roles
- Service leadership
Support & Advocacy
- Bereavement support
- Birth trauma advocacy
- Mental health support
- Family support services
- Charity roles
Portfolio Careers
- Pregnancy product creation
- Business ownership
- Consultancy
- Private healthcare services
International Pathways
- Australia
- United States
Three ways we are supporting midwives to move forward.
The Mobile Midwives community will be built around three core pillars, designed to help midwives explore possibilities, stay professionally connected and work differently with confidence.
The Lily Pad Map
Explore the many places midwifery skills can lead, through pathway stories, interviews and practical next steps.
- Pathway interviews
- Real midwife stories
- Alternative roles
- Skills translation
- Ideas and opportunities
Staying Connected to Midwifery
Explore how to stay current, confident and professionally connected, whether you are NHS, independent or somewhere in between.
- Relevant CPD
- Evidence updates
- Case discussions
- Reflective learning
- Revalidation confidence
Stepping Out
Resources and guidance for midwives exploring independent practice, self-employment, portfolio careers or going it alone.
- Independent practice resources
- Portfolio career guidance
- Business foundations
- Governance and boundaries
- Working safely and professionally
The Lily Pad Series
While the community is being built, we are opening a small founding cohort for the Lily Pad Series: three dated workshops designed to help student, newly qualified and experienced midwives think clearly about their next step.
- Workshop 1: Recognising your skills and strengths
- Workshop 2: Exploring the pathways available to you
- Workshop 3: Could Independent Working be right for you?
First 10 bookings: the first ten Lily Pad Series places will receive a founding goodie bag from the Mobile Midwives stand.
Only 10 founding places
Be part of the first Lily Pad Series cohort.
The first 10 people will join the live founding cohort. Once those places are filled, the series will later become available as a replay version.
Bookings will be numbered in order, so you will know which founding Lily Pad place you have secured.
Register your interest in being one of our FoundersYou do not need to have it all figured out.
Explore the possibilities available to you.
Join the waitlist and be the first to hear when Mobile Midwives Professionals opens for midwives exploring what comes next.