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Perfect Delivery

Posted By festivityxf39

"Perfect Delivery"

About: Maternity care / Delivery suite / MLU Maternity care / Maternity Ward

(as the patient),

I arrived into Maternity in Daisy Hill Hospital on a Sunday morning for a balloon induction, but ended up staying because I had a c-section in my last pregnancy. This didn’t work so my waters where broken on the Monday morning and I was allowed to wait for a couple of hours to see if I could dilate any further.

I was so scared in case I went down the emergency c-section route like the last time, but I was allowed to stick to my birth plan, which I am forever grateful for. I was put on the intravenous hormone drip till I was 10cm dilated and was then taken to the labour ward.

My midwives - Ruth, Aoife and Courtney - where unbelievable, real life superstars, they were all routing for me to go as naturally as possible and to avoid surgery. All was going great until baby’s heart rate lowered and my doctor, Mr Samara, decided to use forceps for delivery. I was happy enough about this as it meant my baby would be born quickly.

Everyone in the delivery suite where amazing and I experienced a perfect delivery. I was taken back up to Maternity and given tea and toast, which was just what I needed. I really cannot praise DHH Maternity enough.

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Response from Emma Creagh, Ward Sister, Maternity Daisy Hill Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust 2 months ago
Emma Creagh
Ward Sister, Maternity Daisy Hill Hospital,
Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Submitted on 22/02/2024 at 15:21
Published on Care Opinion at 15:21

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Congratulations on the birth of your baby and thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience. We will make sure that the midwives you identified are aware of your very kind words. We wish you and your family all the very best for the future.

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Response from Aine Fegan, Delivery Suite Sister Daisy Hill Hospital, Acute, Southern Health and Social Care Trust 2 months ago
Aine Fegan
Delivery Suite Sister Daisy Hill Hospital, Acute,
Southern Health and Social Care Trust

I am a Sister in Delivery Suite Daisy Hill Hospital

Submitted on 23/02/2024 at 11:58
Published on Care Opinion at 11:58

Congratulations on the birth of your baby. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience and we are happy to hear that you had such a positive experience. We will pass on your kind words to our staff.

Enjoy this special time with your family and we wish you all, the very best for the future.

Kind regards

Áine Fegan

Delivery Suite Sister

Daisy Hill Hospital

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Update posted by festivityxf39 (the patient)

Hi, no problem at all,

Only amends to that would be I thought one of the midwives was called Ava rather than Aoife but perhaps I picked that up wrong.

Also I was taken to the labour ward on Monday morning for the waters to be broken and the drip so I was there all day rather than waiting to 10cm.

Also the babies heart rate increased rather than lowered and whilst I didn't want to have to use forceps I understood that the baby needed to be born sooner to be on the safe side and we couldn't wait.

I had a really positive experience and absolutely everyone was amazing from the ward staff, to the midwives, doctors to the aftercare the next day.

Thank you so much for helping deliver our little baby girl safely, we are forever grateful.

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