"Horrific induction experience"

I was coerced into agreeing to an induction shortly after my due date based on a consultation with a registrar who focused almost exclusively on explaining how I or my baby might die or suffer during or after birth. It was made clear that I knew the risks and that any problem arising from delaying the induction would be my sole responsibility. I therefore spent the last few weeks of my pregnancy stressed and worrying about whether my baby was alive and when I should agree to be induced. The induction was as bad as I expected and was completely mismanaged due to a staff changeover. After 24 hours lying on a trolley with no sleep and no progress, I was given a double dose which meant that the next phase of the treatment which was given shortly afterwards had an immediate effect resulting in incredible pain and an overly rapid onset of late stage labour with no pain relief. This distressed my baby who was not ready to be born so the process had to be slowed down to allow us to rest and then a further drug was given 2 hours later to speed it back up. In addition, one of the midwives stabbed me with a needle and left me with a 3-inch bruise from a botched attempt to insert a cannula before the anaesthetist arrived. The anaesthetist then took 3 attempts to position the epidural so it took a very long time to benefit from it. A shortage of staff also meant the midwife couldn't get the all clear for me to increase the dose of the epidural so I only had partial pain relief. The whole experience was horrific and not one I would wish on anyone else. People seem to feel that just because you leave hospital with a healthy baby, you can forget what happened but it was an unnecessarily traumatic process which I feel should be reviewed so lessons can be learned.