help with hospital/nhs!

[Tabbyfourpaws]

Also, if you do need to travel 45 mins, it's not that bad. I did 50 mins last time and will this time just to have a good hospital. I promise you, it wasn't a big deal x

 

[mumanddad]

9 times out of 10 you will not see you mw at the hospital, i went to a hospital with fantastic reviews and due to lack of care my son died, this time i will be going to a closer hospital with a pritty bad review and they have been amazing with me so far. I have so many apps and scans i see the same consultant at all times.

I wouldnt beleive everything you read or hear and i have learnt that from experiance x

 

[stellargaze]

Sorry for your loss MumandDad. I appreciate you sharing your experience with me.

Thanks again ladies, I realise that a lot of what my gp told me doesn't add up. She said, for example, that if I had the birth at watford, then I could see the midwife at the surgery-- which is why I assumed she was part of the watford staff. She also asked me to decide at the appointment-- I realise now I have time to research and make this decision and that I can see this midwife without having it decide everything for me!

Thanks for all your help!

 

[NewMummyTurne]

not much help i'm afraid but I should think you can give birth in which ever hospital you want where ever you want and the NHS will still cover it.

 

[SabrinaKat]

Please, please, please look into other hospital options! We thought the same with a nearby hospital as there had been a number of scandals over the years there, e.g. that they would 'be on their toes' - no, no, no! The machines were broken, they lost blood samples/tests and the morale was extremely low. I had a natural, complete m/c at home, because I refused to go anywhere near them when it was quite clear I was having a m/c; and the 'treatment' over the previous three weeks towards myself and other women was eventually investigated by the government -- look up miscarriage scandal Irish hospitals on google....

in this, my next pregnancy (17wks+2), we went completely private and are at another proper maternity hospital in Dublin; when we mention even the name of the previous hospital, the midwives/docs physically shudder...

best wishes