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I felt really well looked after

Posted By corvusjt69

"I felt really well looked after"

About: Royal Oldham Hospital / Maternity

(as a service user),

I came in to the Birth Centre for an examination when I was 14 hours in to the latent phase of labour. The midwife on duty examined me and, though my water had broken, my cervix was still quite long. She sent me home which, even though I was really uncomfortable, I understood - but booked me in for an induction due to the waters being broken. Overnight my labour didn't progress, but the pain was bad enough to keep me awake, so by this time I was getting exhausted, having missed 2 nights' sleep.

I returned to the birth centre at 2am, and there the staff really looked after myself and my husband: I was administered pain relief (diamorphine) so I could sleep, and they set us up in a bed. I was so happy to have been allowed to stay, because I really wasn't coping at home, and so relieved to be able to get a couple of hours sleep, all with the reassurance that there were medical professionals around. We were then transferred to the antenatal ward for induction, and have again felt really well looked after: 10/10

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Response from Samantha Whelan, Patient Experience Midwife, Royal Oldham Hospital - Women's and Children's 6 years ago
Samantha Whelan
Patient Experience Midwife,
Royal Oldham Hospital - Women's and Children's

Submitted on 23/04/2018 at 10:02
Published on Care Opinion at 14:47

Thank you for sharing your experience of the Birth Centre and the Antenatal Ward. It is very important to us that women feel well supported during their journey through our service. So, I am very pleased to hear that this was your experience. I have shared your story with the Birth Centre manager Dawn Lee and the Antenatal Ward manager Julie Gala to share with their teams.

Are you interested in shaping the local maternity service? Rochdale and Oldham Maternity Voices Partnership are holding a launch event on the 4th of May at Shaw Children's centre 09;30-11:30. You can find our more on Facebook or Twitter @oldhammvp

Once again thank you for your feedback.

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