"Left alone to labour because of lack of beds"

I had my first baby at kings college hospital and, while I understand that the coronavirus pandemic has made maternity care and support more complicated, I feel that I was neglected during my birth experience. The care I received leading up to birth was average but oftentimes I felt that Communication was severely lacking. When I went into labour because my water had broken and I had a slight raised fever, I was advised to stay over night for monitoring. I was unable to go into labour ward as there were no beds and placed on the antenatal ward. I laboured there for many hours alone hardly being checked on, and I kept asking for an internal examination so that my partner would be able to be there to support me when I reached 4cm - I was refused many times. When I was examined After begging and pleading and desperation I was 8cm almost fully dilated. Still I wasn’t able to go to labour ward as they had no beds and partner not able to join. I was also not able to get any pain relief aside from paracetamol even though I asked for more many times. By the time I was ready to push they eventually sent me up To labour ward and partner joined for the push phase where thankfully I received more care as I had emergency shoulder dystocia complications. But I was extremely frightened during my labour and left without support to do everything by myself - this has led to massive birth trauma and postnatal depression as I already suffered from diagnosed anxiety before pregnancy. Coronavirus is no excuse for lack of care and support!m during what is probably one of life’s biggest moments - I feel as if I have been robbed of an experience that I could feel very differently about and it has affected many aspects of my life with my new baby.