21-Apr-2008, 13:53
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 Re: Does it ever become just routine?
Originally Posted by smwife  Many spend alot of time gossiping in the back room, though i understand they need this time, many do not care for women at all, only going into delivery rooms to VE, or check the babysitter that is the CTG, etc. |
When my friend was in having her 3rd this was how she felt, that nobody bothered and some midwives were too busy reading mags and chatting and not bothering. She was meant to recieve antibiotics and somehow was forgotten about and her baby wasn't breathing for 4 and a half minutes when he was born due to an infection, she was told it would be a miracle if he survived the night but thankfully he did and he is fine now.
I had my daughter in the same hospital and my experience was total opposite, apart from being forgotten about once, but I appreciate the midwives were really busy and I recieved great care throughout all my hospital visits.
This was a big part of why I wanted to become a midwife, to show that most midwives are very caring and do their job superbly. I find when chatting to friends about their experiences, that the whole hospital gets a bad name when something negative happens and it isn't fair on all the great midwives who are doing an excellent job.  |