Hospital Births Reviews

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The birth of my first daughter was an induced birth. Following complications in my health, it was decided to induce me 2 weeks early. Me and my hubby set off early one Tuesday morning terrified of what was about to happen. My consultant the day before said my cervix was ripe(am I a plum I asked myself!!), so it meant ...  Read the complete review

When I had my son I was seventeen and felt as though because I was young I was offered no support, nobody showed me what to do and if i did something wrong they critasized . Through out my preganancy I was treated like a child ,yes I was young but they should not of treated me different. My son stopped growing at thirty-four weeks and ...  Read the complete review

Hospital has got to be THE best place to have your baby, as I learnt from my labour. Ok it wasn't a very nice hospital birth and I was very annoyed at times, especially the way I was treated as I'm only 18 but everything is there just in case anything goes wrong. I went to see the my midwide as normal for a checkup on ...  Read the complete review

My birth story begins at about 8.30 am on the 21 June 2000 when I arrived at the Princess Anne Maternity Unit. I was 9 days late and it had been decided the day before to induce me as I had high blood pressure. I was given my first application of gel at approx. 9.30 am and waited for something to happen. I was ...  Read the complete review

Imagine, for all you men and non-mothers, for a second, trying to squeeze a melon out of your bum! On top of that imagine a gremlin in your belly tearing at your muscles forcing them to contract into the most excruciating cramps. OK, thats child birth! Nothing you read, watch or hear about will prepare you for the "wonder" of ...  Read the complete review

I had a hospital birth although I originally planned a water birth in the comfort of my home. As there were complications I was induced. My daughter was born really quickly and was in distress so I was glad to be in hospital. Admittedly the delivery room (couldn't possibly call it a suite!) was bleak and uninviting but I was in ...  Read the complete review

‘They’ never told ‘us’ anything in the ‘60s! It was an era of Old Wives Tales, Superstition and almost Witchcraft. For all the ‘Swingin’ that was supposed to be happening, they were appallingly misinformed ignorant times. I knew I was in trouble when I was binning the iron tablets down ...  Read the complete review

For thousands of years women have been giving birth yet now it has all become so medicalised. Women go to hospital to have a baby and end up with all sorts of medical interventions, often which they didn't want and probably didn't need. A lot of things which are done in hospitals,supposedly to make things easier can in ...  Read the complete review

I had my first baby in 1993 in hospital following a rather difficult pregnancy. I had severe (all day) sickness, bleeding, and at one point was admitted because of a threatened miscarriage. Most of my pregnancy was planned by the hospital because I was also slightly underweight. So, I wrote a birth plan because I wanted some say in ...  Read the complete review

I had all my 3 babies in hospital and to be honest I wouldn't think about having them anywhere else. We are lucky I suppose and only live about 15mins from the hospital so its not that far away. After a straight forward first labour my hubby suggested that I had a homebirth for the second child but I wouldn't even discuss ...  Read the complete review

Reading people's views that C-sections are great is absolutely shocking news. Do these people realise what they are putting their bodies through? This is major surgery. It's not the breeze in the park that many mothers to be think it is. My wife was lucky enough to give birth naturally to our son and was glad she ...  Read the complete review

When I was pregnant and following loads of classes and reading I decided that I wanted as little medical intervention in the birth of my daughter as possible and that included the exclusion of drugs. Unfortunately that was not the way that it was to be as for our safety I had to be induced, this had the result of making the contractions ...  Read the complete review

I knew from 20 weeks that I was having a c section, and was pretty relaxed about it...that was until the night before after I had checked into the maternity ward and seen the anaesthetist and midwife, and both were very matter of fact, offering no guidance or reassurance. I understand that they see hundreds of c sections a year, but I do ...  Read the complete review

I had mixed experiences with my hospital birth with my first (and only) child. The labour and birth were fine, the bad times where on the ward afterwards. I was overdue and was about to be induced, but my contractions started naturally. When we rang the delivery suite for advice, they were brilliant. When we arrived, ...  Read the complete review

After a pregnancy with lots of scans and check ups it was decided that I should be induced at 39 weeks as they feared that my baby was going to be small for dates and had stoped growing in my womb. It was a Monday and I had an appointment with the Daily Assessment Unit where my consultant announced his decision. Boy was I ...  Read the complete review

Midwives undergo intensive training. Firstly they have to complete 3 years nurse training, then an 18 month course in midwifery, this course is extremely intensive and hard work! Once they have qualified as a midwife they then rota around the different departments eg antenatal clinic, labour ward, post natal ward and out in the ...  Read the complete review

I had my first child 4 years ago, and was certain that I wanted to give birth in hospital. No natural home birth for me, I needed the reassurance of medical expertise and drugs! Three days before my due date I woke in the night with the feeling that I'd had an "accident". I went to the bathroom several more times, ...  Read the complete review

It's nearlt 30 years since I had my first baby and at that time you had to really fight to get a hospital birth unless you had specific reasons for it. Then everything changed years later and you had to fight to have a home birth. Now it seems to vary depending on where you live. Both my children were born at home and I am glad. Home ...  Read the complete review

If you're pregnant with your first baby, haven't got long to go before the big day and don't want to read a horror story then stop here. If on the other hand you want to know what's likely to happen, read on! With our first daughter it was a nightmare. We got to the hospital and I was told I was only 2 cm ...  Read the complete review