I had my daughter back in September in the midwife led unit. What a lovely place to have your baby. We were welcomed in and shown straight to a room which had low lighting, the pool already filled and some music on. It was close to shift change when we arrived but nothing felt rushed.
At shift change we were introduced to a student midwife called Ruth and a midwife called Sarah. They were both fantastic. Ruth was leading my care and all I can say is she was amazing. She explained everything so well to my husband and I. Nothing was too much bother when I was asking for something. She was so calm and reassuring. Sarah was also great. My daughter was born in the early hours of the morning and they were great at looking at me and my husband. He was even offered some tea and toast. They gave us a good with our daughter before being put through to the ward where my husband had to leave straight away and got a time slot to come back to visit.
The ward were also great, help was given with feeding when asked. We were very lucky and discharged home 12 hours after she was born but there was no pressure to go home. I was given the option to transfer to Elgin for some support as I am from moray ( I chose to head straight to Aberdeen for my labour).
A big thank you to all who looked after us so well.
"Midwife led unit"
About: Aberdeen Maternity Hospital / Obstetrics (Maternity care) Aberdeen Maternity Hospital Obstetrics (Maternity care) AB25 2ZL
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