"Midwifery care is non existent"

3 day old baby required a blood test for jaundice.

Doctors and consultants were good and very understanding, however midwifery care is, in my opinion, way below an acceptable standard.

We had our baby at a Colchester General Hospital, due to an extremely bad experience with our first born at Broomfield, and the difference in midwifes is extremely apparent.

Colchester midwifes were caring, understanding, listened and explained.

At broomfield we had to chase for anything, and I appreciate the hospitals are busy, but mostly the midwifes were sitting on their mobile phones at desks.

There was minimal support, which is so important when you have just had a newborn baby.

It felt as though you were an inconvenience.