Lou

Review of Tameside Acute Foundation Trus...

Where do I start! What a disgrace! The triage ward...

Where do I start! What a disgrace! The triage ward on maternity has probably been the worse experience I have ever encountered. It seems women are left as long as possible in triage before they are sent down to the labour ward to the point they are almost delivering their babies there. I was told by a midwife this was due to a lack of midwives on the labour ward and was the reason why I hadn't been taken down after a long and very drawn out attempt at being induced that went on for almost 4 days even though I was told by two doctors I would be. In this time I had not slept properly due to other women on my ward screaming in pain leaving me very tired and emotional. One night I was even told to leave the ward and sit in the waiting room whilst they dealt with the lady next to me who was about to give birth, this was 12.30am!
Midwives and doctors are very conflicting and there was a real lack of communication between them. There is also a lack of empathy from some of the midwives. This was my first baby and for me the experience was far from a good one due to the triage ward and how I was treated.
The team of surgeons however, were a completely different story and were an amazing team and made me feel at ease during my c-section.
The only reason I gave this review a star is because it would not let me continue without one.