So I was in Aberdeen Maternity Hospital to be induced to give birth at 37 weeks as my waters had broke preterm at 34 weeks and 5 days. So my pregnancy since then getting me to 37 weeks was very stressful as it was but I had such an amazing support system from my 2 midwives.
I attended Aberdeen Maternity Hospital recently to be induced, which I was given the peccary inserted that day, the following morning I had the tracer put on my tummy to do ongoing monitoring of baby and everything was going fine but baby's heart dropped a little bit than usual.
But what has traumatised my entire experience was that at this stage a midwife/member of staff came in and said baby's heartrate is as bloody flat as a pancake x3 times while pacing up and down out the cubicle and proceeded to say unprofessional & concerning comments to myself and partner. This member of staff also was complaining about how much things we had with us, and when another patient pressed the emergency buzzer they also complained to us about this also.
After saying my baby's heartrate is flat as a pancake, this member of staff told me to immediately take my lower clothes off and drop my legs & to sit on my two fists and without lubricant inserted her hand forcefully into my vagina, removing peccary and doing an internal exam… whilst they were doing this they were shouting about the other patient's buzzer going off.
I was in a lot of pain due to them not putting on any lubricant and how forceful and rough they were being. When they removed it they then proceeded to say nothing to me or my partner and left our cubicle after making a comment saying why is there so much stuff in here - which was my mini suitcase that has my hospital essentials for giving birth in.
When I was told later in that morning that I would be taken through to labour ward and be given my own room to start labour, I was petrified after what this member of staff had just done to me - I felt abused and was crying hysterically to my partner at this point.
But when I got out of maternity triage and moved to give birth I got a lovely team and they all reassured me and made my experience start to finish amazing & just so so calming, so if it wasn’t for them I don’t know how I would have coped due to being so traumatised prior.
I’m not going to lie and say this hasn’t traumatised my first birthing experience, because it has and it ruined the rest of my labour for me as I was truly shaken and petrified this member of staff came back and had to come near me again.
My partner was there and witnessed this all happening along with a student midwife who I must say I felt so sorry for to have someone like that meant to be showing them what to do - traumatised and ruining a women’s Labour…
I would like to bring this to your attention due to the fact that I feel it’s so wrong to have someone like that working in Aberdeen Maternity Hospital when there job is to look after you and reassure you like the other midwives in maternity Triage, but this member of staff done nothing but traumatise me to the point I had a panic attack shortly after they left my cubicle with my partner due to their behaviour and being so so rough with me.
Please respond with what action will be taken against this employee working at Aberdeen maternity labour triage department.
"My labour induction experience"
About: Aberdeen Maternity Hospital / Obstetrics (Maternity care) Aberdeen Maternity Hospital Obstetrics (Maternity care) AB25 2ZL
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Update posted by ariesmy89 (the patient) 14 months ago