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"Early Miscarriage"

About: Aberdeen Maternity Hospital / Obstetrics (Maternity care)

(as the patient),

We were unlucky enough to have experienced an early miscarriage at 6/7 weeks last month with our first baby, but lucky to have been cared for by the wonderful team in Rubislaw Ward  ward.

From the first phone call, all the midwives and medical staff were so kind and supportive. Nothing was too much to ask. 

Whilst In for checks, despite an extremely busy ward,  we were made to feel completely at ease. Or as much as you can in these circumstances. 

We would love to pass on special thanks to midwives Sophie, Elisha and the senior charge midwife Myra. All were so kind, caring and just generally amazing! 

Lastly a huge thank you to the midwife sonographer Lauren. She was simply brilliant. Having done a couple of scans for us it was so lovely to see a familiar face and although she had the awful job of confirming the miscarriage, I wouldn’t have wanted anyone else. She was supportive and knew all the right things to say. 

It takes a special kind of person to be a midwife, even more so to work in an area such as Rubislaw. We will be forever grateful to the wonderful team!

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Response from Lynn Cameron, Midwifery Manager, Maternity and Women's Services, NHS Grampian 5 years ago
Lynn Cameron
Midwifery Manager, Maternity and Women's Services,
NHS Grampian
Submitted on 01/05/2018 at 15:48
Published on Care Opinion on 02/05/2018 at 10:39


Dear ClaireR,

I am sorry to hear of the loss of your baby and wish to thank you for taking time to provide this lovely feedback.

It is wonderful to hear that you were supported by the staff throughout this distressing and sad experience. They also were able to make you feel at ease which is so important to ensure that you are able to make the correct choices for you.

As you say it is not an easy job as a midwife caring for women suffering loss, and the midwives often feel emotional, but all strive to provide the best care.

I will ensure that all of the staff you wish to thank are shown your feedback.

Thank you once again for taking the time to place you experience on care opinion and I wish you well for the future.

Best Regards

Lynn

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