St Richard’s Hospital

I’m under St Richard’s, not sure on their home birth team in particular but am planning a home birth for end of January. I had a positive experience in 2022 giving birth in the hospital though

I’ve had two births at St Richard’s, December 2023 and May 2025. My first birth experience was really bad, I had to get to counselling etc for it. I vowed I wouldn’t go back, but I had no choice for my 2nd. My 2nd birth experience was amazing!

My first birth was preterm (born at 36+2), now I’m not sure if that’s why it was bad but I felt severely neglected and there was a lot of stuff that happened that could have been avoided. Me and my little girl were crash carted at birth, I was left on the bed covered in blood and the cleaner had to help me out of stirrups and get sorted out, they wrote down false information about my little girl that meant she had to go up to NICU but didn’t actually need to go there. I was also neglected on the Tangmere ward after birth, no obs taken for me or baby for the 5 days we were in, but obs submitted in the notes? I put a huge complaint into PALS when I left.

My 2nd birth experience, absolutely amazing. Born at 38, they were completely

Understanding of my previous experience and worries. They went above and beyond for me, to the point that after I gave birth I turned to the midwife and said I would happily come back here again. When I spoke to a senior midwife she said since my first birth they had had a huge staff turnover and a lot of re training happened. I have no labour notes for my first.. no one can locate them anywhere? But sooo many for my second.

Everyone I know has a variety of different experiences but overall, st Richard’s would be my choice between there, Worthing and QA (these were my choices) x

I had a c-section at St Richard’s in September and it was a really positive experience. I found the midwife’s and doctors really helpful and friendly ☺️