Experience of birth at Worthing hospital

I’ve had 2 babies both positive experiences but waited 3 days for a bed on labour ward.

It’s not closing now they released a statement to share it’s staying open

I had a baby girl there 4days ago and it was quite understaffed. However, all the staff were so kind, supportive and lovely throughout. I felt safe and looked after and the midwives and staff were working extremely hard to look after everyone. I couldn’t fault the staff one bit however, it did take slightly longer to have things done but, when they were done they were done well! Xx

I had my baby back in January and couldn’t have wished for a better experience. The midwives are so kind and attentive. Nothing was ever too much trouble and the support they gave me after my c section was great! The visitor rules were a bit annoying, only allowed two visitors a day including birth partner but it wasn’t the end of the world. Good luck xx

I had my baby in March and although it was a bit of a rollercoaster can’t fault the midwife’s or doctors x

I had my 3rd c section at worthing hospital 8 weeks ago honestly cannot fault them. My first was a special care baby and the care we both received was incredible. My 2nd and 3rd I was in hospital 1 night and everytime I needed some help I think the longest I waited was about 2 mins.
My first section was 12 years ago 2nd was 7 years ago they have sadly never had full staffing but it certainly didn’t change the care they provid

Thanks so much for answering ladies, it’s definitely reassured me! Congrats on your little ones 🥰

I had my little girl there and honestly had such an amazing experience with the staff and facilities there! The only thing that we found hard was my husband didn’t have a chair in the to sit/sleep on only a footstall and the staff all kept saying they would bring one for him! Only took them almost 15 hours to finally get him one!! But the staff were so lovely and gave us great advise and really helped us 🥰🥰

Heard nothing about closure. It was busy (full in my ward) I'm April when I had my boy. The staff are busy but they are also incredibly lovely. I had a bad reaction to some medication and was v.unwell and they acted very quickly and were very caring. If you can avoid staying more than 1 night, it is great to get home where you will sleep better. Honestly though, they couldn't have done more to help and were always just a push of a button away. I wouldn't change hospital if I were you. I would 100% choose Worthing again.