You will be assigned a small team of midwives (either 3 or 4, with 2 midwives providing the bulk of your care). You will usually see your coordinating (primary) midwife for your first two visits which are one hour appointments. After that, your visits will be shared by the midwives on your team. You will have most of your visits with your primary and second midwives and you will meet a third and possibly a fourth midwife at least once, in case they are needed for backup at the birth or for postpartum visits. This gives you an opportunity to meet them all and to develop a relationship with your midwives. When you are in labour, it is our aim that you will be attended by your primary or second midwife. This may not always be possible due to various factors, including busy times when several labours are happening at the same time or if your midwives are off-call for sleep or personal time. All of the midwives at the The Hamilton Midwives provide the same high standard of safe and compassionate care so you will be well looked after even if your team is unavailable.