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The team were great and gave me a lot of support

Posted By airgg39

"The team were great and gave me a lot of support"

About: Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary / Maternity care

(as a service user),

I had my second child in Dumfries Hospital. The midwife team there were amazing and very professional. They supported me through my birthing journey that was quiet long. I did have to check in over the course of 2 days as the early stages of labour were taking time to progress, but the team were great and gave me a lot of support when I needed it.

Once my labour did progress, Wren and Shannon were my labour team and they both were amazing and helped me with the labour. I was quite set on having VBac for my second child and they where with me all the way and gave me every opportunity to succeed. Although the labour was long and I almost needed to he taken in for surgical intervention, with the help of the medical team, Wren and Shannon I was able to have the delivery I wanted.

The recovery and support after the birth was just as great. The team made me and my husband feel very comfortable and the support with my daughter was great. We needed some help with latching and again the team were there and very helpful. Over all I am very happy with my experience.

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Response from Laura Boyce, Head of Midwifery and Quality Assurance Lead, Women’s & Children’s Directorate, NHS Dumfries and Galloway 2 weeks ago
Laura Boyce
Head of Midwifery and Quality Assurance Lead, Women’s & Children’s Directorate,
NHS Dumfries and Galloway

Professional lead for maternity, womens service inc sexual health and SARC, neonatal, paediatrics inc community childrens nursing.

Submitted on 01/05/2024 at 11:23
Published on Care Opinion at 11:23

Hi @airgg39

Congratulations on the birth of your little one, thank you for sharing your recent experience. I am delighted to read that you felt fully supported with your birth choices and that your experience was a positive one. The staff endeavour to provide person centred approaches to birth and sometimes this doesn't always go as planned but reassuring to hear that the team achieved the very high standard of care we aspire to. I will be sure to share your kind words with the wider team but also specifically Wren and Shannon. Once again thanks for taking the time to contact us and provide the very valuable feedback.

Best wishes

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