Womens gives birth in waiting room..

[Dappy]

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23926683-i-was-forced-to-give-birth-on-a-chair-in-hospital-waiting-room.do

Ok fair enough no one would ideally like to give birth in a waiting room, no pain relief and no dignity etc..

But if there is no beds and no midwives available to tend to her.. There's not a lot anyone could of done really is there?

[Delilah]

I don't think this is the only case sadly either, current maternity care is based on numbers for up to 8 years ago...as the birth rate in creases we're going to struggle.

[crossfire]

I know its not the only case. I have had to empty a waiting room so a woman could have some dignity one night when the unit was heaving and there was no space anywhere. Even a ward bed is better than the corridor.

[HazelB]

Women often end up birthing on our antenatal ward with only a flimsy curtain for privacy and very often in these double bays we have that are meant for triage its AWFUL no privacy at all. But hey, just think under our new fabulous governemnt we shall be losing even mopre staff and units, now thats bound to help!

[Amity]

Shouldn't they have called for paramedics to transport her to another unit that had space? That way she'd at least have trained attendants with her in case she gave birth before she could get there. I really don't think there's an excuse for just leaving someone to give birth in a waiting area with no one attending.

[Delilah]

Completely agree, the problem is a unit would have to 'close' to do that...they'd then get fined.

[Amity]

Who enforces the fine if a unit has to close? Surely they would rather a safe service was being provided than making sure they take all and sundry! Obviously not...This kind of thing makes my blood boil!

[Delilah]

I completely agree, they get fined for closing - taking money off where it could be used for extra staff, to go to HBs which would decrease the need for so many rooms.

[Dappy]

It's like a viscous circle isn't it, when is it going to stop!

I think the NHS needs a injection of cash to sort it's self out, management of the NHS needs looking at all over and effective cost saving cuts made (without affecting patient care)!

[Delilah]

I think the NHS gets enough money. The problem is where the cash is used, front line staff are put to the back burner.

[Dappy]

Hence I said looking at the management, the NHS isn't run effectively.

[Delilah]

It really isn't we waste money on tagging babies! lol

[Dappy]

I do wonder how some of the top people in the nhs, you know the ones who ultimately make decisions got there in the first place!

[crossfire]

dare I say they were promoted out of the way?
Take for example the hospital where Heston was doing food for children's wards.... the manager dealing with Heston came over as stupid and ignorant... ain't broke so won't be fixed. About 25 mins into programme he disappeared and his boss or one of the hospital directors stepped in and she was all for the changes because there was much less waste foodwise from the kids. We reckon the Thiunk it was catering manager was redeployed elsewhere. Its the middle management that are te problem, they interfere, do nothing and both ends of the chain suffer.

[Mama]

How sad and what a experience for the mother :(

[MrsBanks]

That must have been very scary for the mother. Not only was she giving birth alone, but in a strange place where she was being watched by strangers. I think I would prefer to give birth on my own in my bathroom than in a situation like this.

[Dappy]

That must have been very scary for the mother. Not only was she giving birth alone, but in a strange place where she was being watched by strangers. I think I would prefer to give birth on my own in my bathroom than in a situation like this.



I have to agree at least then you'd have some form of dignity.

[cscmadwife]

Hear about this sort of thing ALOT. She would have been better to stay at home with some comfort and privacy, and maybe paramedics.