The bond we have with our midwife (or midwives as the case may be) during our pregnancy and labour can be an extraordinary thing. So much emotion; the excitable fears and nerves as motherhood loom - but even that is likely shelved until your little one is safely in the world.

 

And the journey to that point - from labour to holding that tiny bundle of joy your arms - is one that your midwife takes right with you. She (or in some cases, he) has seen it all - yes, including more of you than you'd care to remember - but thus, the bond is cemented. Who else has a picture of their midwife holding their newborn? Probably almost everyone you know. Or, as we frequently hear in MummyPages, who else named a child after their midwife?    

 

So much is thought of your midwife, and perhaps this is why the world collectively aww-ed when this week, photographs emerged of Kate Middleton as she was reunited with the midwife who delivered Princess Charlotte.

 

The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) to find out about the college’s programmes aimed to reduce global maternal and newborn mortality rates.

 

 

And during the event, Kate - who is expecting her third child - appeared to unexpectedly come across Professor Dunkley-Bent, who delivered her daughter, Charlotte, in May 2015.

 

And just look at how lovely the picture is:

 

 

The two shared a warm embrace and according to People,  Dunkley-Bent, Head of Maternity, Children & Young People at NHS England, said, “It was a surprise and an absolute pleasure to be reunited with Kate again today. Supporting families at the birth of their baby — including future kings and queens — is hugely rewarding and we’re very grateful to have the Duchess of Cambridge’s support for the nursing profession.”

 

Last year, Kate opened up about the realities of motherhood in a powerful speech and was forced to cancel some public engagements shortly after she announced her third pregnancy due to suffering from a severe morning sickness called hyperemesis gravidarum during all of her pregnancies. 

 

“Nothing can really prepare you for you the sheer overwhelming experience of what it means to become a mother," she said. "It is full of complex emotions of joy, exhaustion, love, and worry, all mixed together,” she said. “Your fundamental identity changes overnight. You go from thinking of yourself as primarily an individual, to suddenly being a mother, first and foremost.”

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