"Maternity and Neonatal services"

I'd like to thank the staff of the maternity and Neonatal wards who I owe the lives of my two children to. Both had complications during labour and the staff were quick to pick up on problems and address them. I experienced not only the care they gave to my children, the first of whom was very unwell with suspected meningitis so had quite a long stay, but also to myself when I became unwell with an infection after an emergency caesarean. 

Aftercare on Polkerris Ward was also fantastic when we moved off the maternity and neonatal ward as was the care provided by various children's health specialists during follow up appointments in the first 2 years.

The staff all work so hard to ensure everyone gets the help and support they need and even when you can see they're rushed off their feet they still do their best to help everyone. 

My only slight criticisms would be on my first stay in 2014 where I was on the ward for 5 days, I asked a number of times for clean bedding but didn't get it for quite some time - day 5 it got changed (it was in quite a mess from postpartum bleeding and a lot of milk leakage). Also the showers were often a bit mucky on the original maternity ward which is inevitable with lots of post-birth mothers but probably one thing that needs keeping on top of. I have to say though that the one time I used them on the new ward (after my c-section with my second child in 2017) they appeared to be clean. There was often quite a wait to get in the shower or toilet though, it's a shame they can't provide more but understand space is at a premium.