Hospital Births Reviews

My hospital birth I am writing this review as honest as I can be, im not wishing to scare anyone or slate any of the hospital staff but on my opinion my son's birth was a sham. This review is open in my view of events and rather long! (sorry if you do read all this you need a medal) I was induced at Frimley hospital on ...  Read the complete review

I have given birth three times, and each time has been in hospital (Nottingham City Hospital), mainly because I am too much of a wimp to give birth at home with just Gas and Air. All three of my births have ended in emergency situations so I am quite glad I made the choice I did. I gave birth to my first son in 2001, after a long and ...  Read the complete review

I had my son nearly 2 years ago at Doncaster hospital. I was given a choice between Doncaster, Barnsley and Rotherham. I instantly said no to Barnsley as I had bad experiences there before (nothing pregnancy related - broken hand!). I knew nothing about Rotherham hospital so went with Doncaster as some family embers had their babies ...  Read the complete review

My youngest son turns two years old tomorrow, so it seemed a good time to reflect about his (and his older brother's) arrival in the world. I have had two hospital births, using a different NHS hospital for each child. My oldest son was born in Macclesfield Hospital, Cheshire and my youngest in North Staffs City General in Stoke-on-Trent. When I ...  Read the complete review

I had my daughter at bassetlaw hospital; in worksop notts. i was a young mum at just 19 when i had my little lady but regardless of that i was treated like any other mummy to be and was never made to feel like a child or like i didnt know what i was doing. My midwife at my local health center never asked if i wanted to give birth at home ...  Read the complete review

I have three daughters all born in Whiston NHS hospital and although the care I recieved with the first two wasn't perfect I felt I was listened to and treated well, but it was the birth of my youngest which was the most distressing and still now 2 1/2 years later makes me feel down when I think about it. After giving birth naturally ...  Read the complete review

At my first antenatal appointment with my midwife she asked me if I wanted to have a hospital or home birth. Straight away I answered "Hospital", I didn't even consider the idea of a home birth. I wanted to have my baby in a safe hospital environment so that if there were complications I knew that the medical care my baby and me would ...  Read the complete review

When i found out i was pregnant and the doctor asked where i wanted to have my baby i was thinking - in a hospital as quickly as possible. I hadn't considered any other option however whilst pregnant i thought about a homebirth. With it being my first and me not beeing too sure about what was about to happen to me i thought i would have a ...  Read the complete review

Throughout her pregancy, my wife always wanted a home birth, I dont know why, and to be quite honest, I didnt really understand her reasons for it. However, there were complications and there was no choice but to have a hospital birth, which is what I suggested all along. Personally, I wanted my wife to have a hospital birth, they are a must safer ...  Read the complete review

I've had 2 hospital births. both in Carlisle. However the first was in the city maternity hospital 12 years ago, a small old hospital wich is sadly now closed in favour of one huge state of the art cold uncaring feeling hospital. My second child was born at the newish Carlisle infirmary. My 2 experiances couldn't have been more ...  Read the complete review

It's quite scary how people can have good and bad experiences in the same place! It seems like everyone I know is having a baby this year, and the two local hospitals near me have bad reputations .. Northwick Park being the one that has been in the news regarding maternal deaths. My first child was born at Northwick Park and the staff were ...  Read the complete review

I have have given birth in hospital twice. The first experience was amazing - it was a planned elective c section for my identical twin girls, in the high risk unit. It went fantastically well, even though they both had to go to special care for some time. My second experience, at the same hospital, was incredibly different. I had good midwife ...  Read the complete review

Having only had my son four months ago his birth is still extremely clear in my mind (and probably always will be!). I had been told all the way through my pregnancy that my baby would be big so when my waters broke at 1am in the morning almost three weeks early I was almost expecting it. I always imagined that I would be in a complete panic when ...  Read the complete review

I've only had the one experience so far so maybe this review will be limited in comparison to others who have multiple birth experiences. I gave birth to my son naturally at Lincoln County Hospital weighing in at a hefty 9lb 3oz with wonderful midwifes. I arrived at the hospital at about 5.30pm in lots of pain although the TENS machine ...  Read the complete review

I gave birth to my son at the city hospital in Derby. At the time the hospital was been rebuilt as a super hospital and the Maternity was in a temporary department. I was induced at 39 weeks due to a blood condition I have. I went in at 4 pm and was monitored in an assessment ward which had four beds with curtains round. I was given an ...  Read the complete review

I'm a dab hand at giving birth, having done so five times in three different hospitals (plus anti-natal care in a fourth before moving house pre-birth). My first pregnancy was pretty uneventful. I was only 20 (21 at the time of the birth) and in my third year at university. I'd already 'discussed' with my tutor the fact that I was not ...  Read the complete review

I have had two induced deliveries in hospital and then had my third at home. I have three fantastic healthy children. Here is a compare and contrast of hospital birth and home. I won't go into gory details. Giving birth is terrifying, painful but is also the best thing you will ever do. I also think it is the easiest part of ...  Read the complete review

.....Introdution..... When I found out I was pregnant I immediately decided on a hospital birth no questions asked. The main reason being I needed to know professionals would be on hand in case anything went wrong. I worry soo much and knowing I would be in safe hands gave me a lot of confidence. Another factor was that I lived with my ...  Read the complete review

Becoming a mum was always something I wanted to do in the future but not something I thought about in great detail. I had never been around anyone with a baby before and to be quite honest I was very self conscious if I was to ever come in contact with a baby, so as you can imagine at the age of 22 finding out I was 5 months pregnant was a bit of ...  Read the complete review

Before I even got pregnant, I was vaguely aware of the different types of births available to me. Due to my location, these consisted of a Hospital birth or a Home birth, as I am not lucky enough to live near a Midwife Led birthing unit and I was aware that a Water birth may be a possibility at my local hospital or I could hire one if I decided ...  Read the complete review