"Great birth experience, lovely midwives"

I gave birth at Queen Charlotte and would highly recommend it. I had signed up for the birth centre but as my labour was slow in progressing and I was finding the contractions very painful with no pain relief other than panadol (gas and pools are available but my labour was too early) I decided to transfer up to the labour ward so I could get an epidural. Unfortunately the labour ward was quite busy at that time so I had to wait for a couple of hours before I could transfer. Once I transferred the team, in particular the midwives, were excellent, explaining the steps and risks clearly and ensuring I was on board with all decisions. They were very supportive and encouraging and allowed me to have a similar birth experience to the birthing centre with the benefit of an epidural. They gave me lots of useful advice and helped me get a good latch after birth which has been extremely helpful since. The doctors were around in case they were needed but didn't interfere once they deemed it under control.