How to get the best hospital treatment for pregnancy.

nicola1982_2

When I was in maternity ward recently I found the midwives really good. The thing many people don't realise is they have to prioritise those with more problems because they are always understaffed. I was left to get on with it most of the time, but that was because I didn't need the care that the women with pre-eclampsia or c section babies needed. We always got plenty of tea, coffee and water and the women were all very supportive of one another. Plus if a baby was crying during the night the midwives would take him out of the room so as not to disturb the other babies/mothers.

I think there are too many scare stories on TV at the moment - that show the extreme cases. The amount you would need to spend on private maternity care is best saved and put towards the baby's wellbeing once it's born.

Sheel

Supermom wrote: »

However do not go to Jimmys its filthy and badly understaffed

:eek: That's where my daughter's chosen to have her baby!

She decided on Jimmys as her husband used to work in a job where he delivered stuff to both places and he thinks it's nicer than the LGI.

I had both of my daughters at Jimmys and couldn't fault it , but of course that was nearly 26 years ago :rolleyes:

mum2kathryn

Hi,

My advice is to get yourselves to some good antenatal classes (such as NCT ones). They make you realise the choices you have, and that you don't just have to go along with what the health proffessionals tell you.
Also, even if you say you want to go to one unit you can always change your mind. Have a look round some of the local units (if they let you - our local hospital now has a virtual tour on DVD because of infection risks). That will help you see the differences and make you realise what is and isn't important to the pair of you.

Niki

PS - forgot to mention, don't forget you tend to hear the 'horror' stories more than the 'good' and 'OK' ones. So for larger units you will hear more horror stories if only because more people go there.