Birth centar/Delivery suite

No I felt the same when it came to my scans and stuff.. I was regretting my decision so much

However the moment when it came to give birth. Wow . They were so attentive. Took care of me . So grateful . I've never felt so damn safe in my life

Felt the same at scans but were really good during birth

Agree with all of the above but I had very disjointed antenatal care generally (community midwife care from City Hospital but all scans/blood tests etc at the Women's). We had an unplanned stay in the Women's NICU too for a couple of weeks and the staff there were excellent x

We had our baby at the birth centre and loved the actual birth. It was mostly the birth id planned for. Just gas and air and I really loved the student midwives. But the aftercare wasn’t very good. I declined an episiotomy (I hadn’t been pushing long) and the midwife tore me with her hands instead without consent. I had to have a lot of stitches because of it and was catheterised for nine days due to trauma in the area. No one really checked on me or baby when we were admitted to a ward other than the baby clinic. But I did love my actual birth until the above happened

I know one experience and one lady shouldn’t influence my view on women’s hospital, but literally I went there once just to have a checkup and the receptionist lady was super rude to me. All because I didn’t sign up in that hospital and she was like “oh, you can’t just come to triage if you’re not part of this hospital” in the most rudest tone. (Even tho a midwife on phone told me I can go to any triage, at that time I didn’t know). But every hospital has its good and bad, but so far the best for me is city hospital now MMUH

I gave birth there recently and some areas were good whereas other parts of my experience didn’t go well at all. Would definitely recommend the birthing centre if you are able to give birth in there as the midwives are more attentive and the care is more personalized. Unfortunately due to complications in my labour I ended up in the delivery suite & I was treated like more of a number being passed from one staff member to another.

Can anyone tell me whether you can have your partner with you overnight on the wards?

@Laura if your being induced yes after birth on the wards no visiting is 7-7 for parter can also have another visitor during non partner visiting hours

Scans/bloods very much felt just a number but I was induced with my first was on the ward for 4 days before a caesarean and wow the nurses and doctors were so lovely!! They stay and spoke when the had the time too and every single one of them were lovely!! Even just walking past I always got a “you okay” The recovery ward I couldn’t fault them at all and then once on the ward they were lovely up there too, I wasn’t up and about until the next morning and they were super nice about helping me everytime with baby x

I gave birth in BWH but birth center. I loved my experience and would do exactly that again

Thanks for everyone for sharing your experience