I was induced labour and the staff on the labour ward at the RAH.
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! ! what a great bunch. However my happiness was short lived when I was transferred to the ward upstairs. The midwife on nightshift came in and introduced themselves. they asked if they could take the temperature of my baby and I, I agreed.
They took my baby's temperature and when she went to take my temperature they didn't have any temperature probes left, they said they would return -
They didn't. When I got home I looked at my NEWS chart and noticed the midwife had falsified a temperature by documenting it in the notes despite not taking it! ! Could not believe my eyes and yes I'm a nurse, so I do understand these charts to know what I'm talking about.
I had an episiotomy and internal tear during labour and had sutures. On 2 separate occasions on that nightshift I asked for a simple paracetamol to be told they were just coming with medication. I waited 2 hours for paracetamol.
Again at 5am I asked for paracetamol as the pain was truly unbearable to again be told 'we're just coming'. I could not believe I was made to wait until the medicine round in the morning to receive the paracetamol I had asked for.
I sat in such pain I was in tears and listened to the midwives chatting at the desk for a long period of time instead of attending to my discomfort.
"My maternity ward experience let my care down"
About: Royal Alexandra Hospital / Maternity care (Ward 31) Royal Alexandra Hospital Maternity care (Ward 31) PA2 9PN
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