From pregnancy to family life: announcing our partnership with Fox & Cubs

There is a question that comes up again and again with the families we work with, usually somewhere in the third trimester, when the birth plan is written and the nursery is ready and the reality of what comes next starts to feel very close.

What happens after?

Not after the birth, most families have thought carefully about that. But after the midwife visits stop. After the six-week check. After the clinical chapter closes and ordinary life, in all its beautiful, exhausting complexity, begins in full.

That is the question we are now better placed to answer. We are delighted to announce our partnership with Fox & Cubs, winner of the Best Nanny Agency at the UK Nanny Awards 2026, and one of the most trusted names in premium childcare and private home staffing in London.

Two Chapters, One Plan

Think of it this way. The Motherhood Practice is here for the first chapter: from your first positive pregnancy test through birth and into the six weeks postpartum. Your same midwife, at home, knowing your history, your preferences, your family. Clinical care that is continuous, personal, and genuinely there when you need it.

Fox & Cubs is here for what comes next. The maternity nurse who supports you through the newborn weeks when sleep feels like a distant memory. The nanny who becomes a trusted constant for your child, and for your older one who still needs the school run and a familiar face while you find your feet. The housekeeper who keeps the household running so that you can be present for the parts that only you can do.

Both chapters matter. And the families who plan for both, before the first one has even begun, are the ones who tend to feel most ready.

Who Fox & Cubs Are

Fox & Cubs has been trusted by London families since 2012 to find exactly the right person for their home. Their approach is discreet, bespoke, and deeply personal: multilingual nannies, maternity nurses, housekeepers and household professionals, placed with care and an eye for long-term fit. Every placement is handled with the same attention you bring to your own family's most important decisions.

Their founder Fanny, a French mother of three living in London, built Fox & Cubs on the belief that busy families deserve to thrive, and that the right support at home changes everything. It is a belief we recognise immediately at The Motherhood Practice, and one of the reasons this partnership feels so natural.

Planning for Both

Part of what we do as midwives is help families think beyond the birth. That conversation now includes the practical questions too. Do you have childcare covered for your older child during labour? Is there support at home while you recover? Have you thought about who will help in those first newborn weeks, when everything is new and nothing is predictable?

These are not afterthoughts. They are part of the same plan. And having a trusted partner to turn to for that next chapter means one less thing to figure out at the moment you have the least capacity to figure anything out.

Find Out More

To find out more about Fox & Cubs and their placement services, visit foxandcubs.com or email families@foxandcubs.com.

For continuous midwife support throughout your pregnancy and in postpartum, visit motherhoodpractice.com or follow @motherhoodpractice on Instagram.