NHS career
Since age 18 A working life shaped by maternity care, families and real clinical practice.Meet Midwife
Holly
Holly Eastlake is an experienced NHS Midwife and Antenatal Teacher. Offering calm, practical and evidence-based antenatal classes for expectant parents in and around St Albans.
Holly's aim is simple: to help you feel informed, calm and empowered about birth, however your baby is born.
She has worked in the NHS since she was 18, delivered her first baby as a student Midwife in 2008, and qualified with a BSc Midwifery degree in 2011. Since then, she has supported hundreds of families through pregnancy, birth and the early postnatal period, in all kinds of circumstances, choices and birth settings.
First birth
2008 Holly delivered her first baby as a student Midwife.Qualified
2011 BSc Midwifery, followed by years supporting families across birth settings.Experienced care
Grounded in real midwifery practice.
Over her career, Holly has worked across a wide range of maternity settings, including labour wards, birth centres, community midwifery, antenatal care, postnatal care and Homebirth services.
She has also worked as a labour ward co-ordinator, supporting families and clinical teams during high-risk births and emergency situations. Her experience includes high dependency care, active and upright birth, water births, alongside birth centres and stand-alone Midwife-led units.
This means Holly brings more than theory to her classes. She brings years of real clinical experience, a deep understanding of birth, and a calm, reassuring way of explaining what can sometimes feel overwhelming.
Clinical breadth
Experience across birth settings and circumstances.
Labour wardBirth centresCommunity midwiferyAntenatal carePostnatal careHome birthsCaesarean birthsHigh dependency careWater birthUpright birthsActive births
Why Holly teaches
Because good antenatal education changes how prepared you feel.
As a Midwife who has cared for hundreds of families, Holly has seen first-hand the difference good antenatal education can make.
When parents understand what may happen during labour, birth and the early days with their baby, they often feel calmer, more confident and able to make informed decisions.
Holly believes antenatal education should be accurate, balanced and grounded in real maternity care. Her classes are taught from the perspective of a qualified Midwife, combining evidence-based information with practical insight from years of supporting families through pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatal recovery.
The goal is not to teach you that there is one "right" way to give birth. It is to help you understand your options, feel prepared for different possibilities, and approach birth with more confidence and less fear.
Calm, honest and empowering
Support without judgement.
Parents often describe Holly as honest, empowering and non-judgemental. She has a gentle but clear teaching style.
Her approach is warm, practical and realistic. You will not be told what you "should" do. Instead, Holly will help you understand what may happen, what your choices may be, and how to feel more confident making decisions that are right for you, your baby and your circumstances.
Whether you are hoping for a home birth, a water birth, an active birth, an epidural, a planned caesarean, or you simply have no idea yet, Holly's classes are designed to support you without judgement.
Qualifications and specialist training
Qualified, experienced and continually learning.
Holly qualified as a Midwife in 2011 with a BSc in Midwifery and later completed a Master's degree in Women's Health in 2021.
Alongside her qualifications, Holly's greatest strength is the breadth of her experience. She has worked with families across multiple NHS hospitals in and around London, supporting a wide range of medical, emotional and social situations.
- BSc Midwifery, qualified in 2011
- Master's degree in Women's Health, completed in 2021
- Professional Midwifery Advocate
- Newborn Examination Practitioner
- High Dependency Care trained
- TRiM practitioner
A little more about Holly
A passionate and supportive Midwife
Holly lives in St Albans and, when she is not supporting families, she is often found in the garden. She is a keen gardener and loves nurturing plants, which feels very fitting for someone who has spent her career caring for expectant families as they prepare for one of the biggest changes in their lives.
She brings that same calm, patient and supportive energy into her antenatal classes, creating a space where parents can ask questions, build confidence and feel genuinely prepared.
Learn with Holly
Clear, practical and reassuring preparation from an experienced Midwife.
You will leave with a better understanding of labour, birth, your choices, the early postnatal period and what to expect when your baby arrives. Most importantly, you will leave feeling calmer, more informed and more ready for the journey ahead.