Poole maternity

I gave birth in August to my first baby and the midwives and experience was lovely! I was the only person in Labour in the haven ward but the midwives were soo attentive and didn’t have any problems at all! My mum has also had 5 births there and never any issues either. Hope this helps!😊

I am not sure where you heard the negative story of Poole hospital deliveries. I have delivered a baby 2 months ago and trust me they are the best ever I could have. They treated me like a baby. I had dreamy water birth and they all treated me the best. I have zero pain tolerance and I could not imagine if I could survive. They made it so easy and I feel like giving birth again and again. 💕 Please go with positive mind. They are the best.

Also, they arranged everything as per my birth plan. I wanted spa kind of experience. They arranged the spa lights, aromatherapy and met all the demands I was looking for🥰

I gave birth to both my boys in Poole and honestly delivery was great! My first born I actually loved the experience! AND it was during covid! At the very beginning of lockdown when everyone was losing their minds 😅 My 2nd hurt a bit so wasn't so fun 🤣 but it was still as lovely a experience as it could be! Wonderful midwives, clean, calm environment.. couldn't really ask for more. I see those posts ALOT on fb and it's always the same complainers. I feel sad their birth experience wasn't good but they really try to scare new mums into going elsewhere when let's be honest Dorchester isn't that close by!! Its difficult to get to for most! Having said all this... I do believe most the complaints come from the post labour ward. There's one midwife up there who is a right witch. And it is hot, busy and quite worn out looking. Really though most women will take their babies home within a day or two so it's manageable. It's comfortable enough.. just don't expect much from that ward 😅

Please please please don't fret too much over the post. I'm sure my first baby at Poole but considered the following: 1. The mat unit at Poole is on need of attention which out won't get as it will be closed on the next 2 years; 2. Healthcare recruitment is really hard and this is made harder with uncertainty arising from the merger; 3. People are happier to share a negative outcome than a neutral or positive one. Look at the statistics for both and negative outcomes at Poole are not that bad. 4. I've also had bad stories about deliveries at other hospitals including Dorchester but for me being close to the hospital gives me more peace of mind that I'd be able to get there quickly as a high risk pregnancy. Finally, I think the staff levels have changed since the report as Bournemouth mat unit have sent stay over as well as patients. The sonographer was telling me the other day how Poole employed midwives have the warm gel and Bournemouth ones don't some scans have Bournemouth on too.

I'm sorry you are feeling so anxious about birth. This will definitely have an impact on your experience.. I would recommend riding a doula/birth keeper who will help you work through your worries and help you feel relaxed and safe during your birth. They will also give you information about your choices. If you are on Instagram there are loads of great posts out there on how you can have a great birth experience. I wish you all the best, you can do this!!

I had a c section 8 months ago and was on the transitional care/post natal ward for 3 days and couldn’t fault a single person. I actually missed it when I got home 😂😂 everyone’s experience is so different but the staff were incredible everywhere I went xx

The staff at Poole were very kind and helpful and kind. My birth was a bit traumatic but that was not Poole fault unfortunately sometimes it just is. My boy just didn’t want to come out so after a long wait around 30-35hours I then got induced and I didn’t like that part as I found it painful. I think next time I might wait longer and hope for the best. But midwives were amazing and I had the lights off and colour lights on to relax me and was going to do music but the pain took over before I got my phone out ready. They were amazing with my husband too they didn’t tell him to leave and I think because I was in first stage labour which you just don’t know how long it takes to next stage. I was lucky because I loved him being by my side the whole time. Until baby was born and it was nighttime then he had to go. But baby was born at 7am so not bad :)

Well the night staff were awful, I felt like I’d been abused, I had so many examinations and one really was nasty with it, my partner was mortified, at this point I’d been in labor all night/early evening and it was early morning. The day staff lovely, I even got sepsis which I think was down to multiple stuff. I had a student midwife which no one asked if was okay but I’m glad she was their because they kept telling me I had to have a c section because I was so sweaty that my monitor wouldn’t stay on ( again this was due to sepsis ) in the end I cried and gave in, they all left my partner was in scrubs and I said I can feel her head, and she was the only one left in. The room at this point and she checked and behold I was crowing. Baby was fine, I tore and had eptiosomy. I had to have antibiotic drips straight away my blood pressure through the roof and at this point when they put my baby on me I was just numb I was so drained shaking freezing cold yet dripping in sweat etc.

The hormone drip was like a game oh your contracting every minute slow it down, oh it’s slowed down I’ll turn it back up. I really hope my next birth goes better as I left feeling violated, robbed of a nice birth experience.