I had a c-section at this hospital in 2016. I am not writing this review in order to receive an apologetic reply from them and a reassurance that they will make sure "this will not happen to anyone else". I am writing this to warn all mothers to be to avoid this hospital and choose to give birth somewhere more humane. The c-section itself went well with no pain and caring staff. The nightmare began in the antenatal ward 65. They were about to remove my catheter at 21:00 but no one appeared in my room until 1:00. Up to this time, I was left alone, unable to move, with my baby away from me in a cot they had placed him because, as they said, it was too dangerous for me to hold him because I could fall asleep with him in my arms. But falling asleep was impossible for me because they did not given me my painkillers on time. I repeatedly pressed the button to call a midwife, but I was ignored. When someone finally arrived, I was upset and in horrible pain, I could barely talk and I was shivering. I asked for painkillers, only to be informed that a midwife mixed my notes with someone else's and that they should find my notes before they gave me pain relief. That meant that I waited in terrible pain for another hour. When they finally found my notes, they gave me the painkillers and told me I had to go to the bathroom to give them a sample. They left me go unassisted which was extremely difficult and unacceptable, the bathroom was the dirtiest bathroom I have ever seen in my life, there was blood and urine everywhere on the floor and on the toilet sit. When I was done, I pulled a string they had in there to call for assistance because I could not get up. No one appeared. In the meantime, me newborn baby was alone in the ward. I was in pain, extremely stressed and scared. I managed to drag myself back in the ward, I passed in front of a room full of doctors and midwives, I knocked on the door to ask for help but they ignored me. The painkillers started wearing off again, I kept pressing the button but no one came to my room until 5 in the morning, a very rude midwife took mine and the baby's temperature and told me off because I had him in my arms and not in the cot. When I told them that I needed pain relief, I again had to wait another hour because they had to go ask someone.After this horrible night was over, less than 24 hours since I had my c-section,they rudely informed us that we had to leave because they had no free beds and a woman was about to finish her c-section and they had to use my bed. I was exhausted, in horrible pain. I asked them if they could give me a couople of hours, but they refused. One of the midwives started shouting at me, they said "you have to leave now! Start packing your things". They did not give me a wheelchair and my partner had to carry me. The same night, my stitches started bleeding. I would give more details if I could. This is not the way a hospital should treal vulnerable new mums who just had major surgery.
"Avoid this place"
About: St Mary's Hospital / Maternity care St Mary's Hospital Maternity care Manchester M13 9WL
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