bournemouth hospital/ midwife opinions

hi! i am a first time mum and was wondering about people’s opinions on royal bournemouth hospital and the midwife care they have received, i am not sure if i would like to give birth in bournemouth hospital as i’ve had horrible care from midwife’s and also from maternity triage!

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I didn’t have a good experience at Bournemouth especially on the post natal ward, I am in the process of making a complaint about it there. Is there somewhere else you’re able to go to instead? Obviously everyone’s experience will have been different so I can only talk from my own x

I had great care from the labour ward and theatre when I went in for an emergency c section at 35 weeks due to sepsis. Me and my little girl were in for 2 weeks.
Having your own ensuite room where dad's can stay is an amazing benefit.

The only negative part I had was when my little girl was discharged from the NICU in to TCU with me they forced me to make sure she could take bottle top ups when she was clearly getting enough breast milk. This had a huge impact on my feeding journey and mental health post partum.

Cannot fault the labour ward, NICU, anaesthetists or surgeon though, they were incredible. Most midwives there were also amazing.

One thing I will say though is every maternity hospital will have negative stories. People shout louder about the negatives but there will be countless positive stories that don't get spoken about at all.

I've given birth twice at Bournemouth hospital, in 2025 and 2026 and I can't fault the care both times. The labour ward is great, the midwives are lovely and it's really clean. I had no issues.

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