My name is Joy Horner. I am the Author of Birth With Joy! on-line courses and Birth Joy midwifery consultations and support. I have been a midwife for 20 years and an Independent Midwife for 14 years. Before my midwifery I was a registered Nurse, a journey to helping families which started in 1984.

As a midwife I have worked in hospitals, birth centres, and most recently at home births. I have had the privilege of helping hundreds of families, each on their unique journey to parenthood.

I am not currently working in a clinical capacity, so am focusing on sharing my knowledge on-line. I hope that through this medium I can help many more families through their childbearing year than I did as an independent midwife.

I am also a fully qualified antenatal teacher, having trained and qualified with the National Childbirth Trust in 2002.

I am a midwifery speaker at conferences, both in the UK and internationally. My favourite subjects are always Protecting the golden hour, and Physiological breech birth.

When not devoting my time to midwifery I love walking my dog, enjoying the outdoor life and working with clay.