Henna 47

Review of Birthcare Inc.

One of the worst experiences ever. Save yourself p...

One of the worst experiences ever. Save yourself psychological trauma and give this place a miss.

1. I was day 2 post c-section. Hospital didn t give me a script for pain meds because they said I would be going to birth care and the midwives there would take care of it - my first night I waited 2 hours for some basic panadol and an NSAID because the midwives were handing over . I asked a midwife walking down the hallway to help as I was in excruciating pain, she advised I return to my room and buzz via the phone.

2. I asked for my baby to be weighed. They said they d don t routinely do that. I asked again the next day. Another midwife agreed. My baby had lost weight. Third midwife the day later came back saying that the baby was crying because he is hungry and my milk hasn t come through. Given the weight loss this is concerning was what she advised. So she suggested expressing colostrum. I suggested back at her ... you wouldn t have even known my child was losing weight cause you lot don t routinely weigh babies apparently...

3. I asked to top up my baby with formula as expressing was painful. They made me sign a consent form and read over a ton of risks associated with formula use. Formula is NOT a medical intervention it s food! What a disgusting policy for this place to have given they should really be supporting first time mothers

4. I asked 3 days in a row for someone to help/teach me to bath baby. I left without a single one of the midwives having come back to do so after each day saying they would.

5. The midwives did not teach me a single thing about breastfeeding. They checked the latch on each shift and then would walk out. It wasn t till I got home and my own midwife came by did I actually get any useful advice.

As a health professional myself, I find the incompetence, judgemental attitudes and conflicting advice given by the midwives here to be totally unacceptable and borderline dangerous.

On a positive note - yummy food. The kitchen staff are the most competent people in this place it seems.

We paid for a room. Definitely do not do this, such a waste.

It s a run down motel at best with dodgy staff with dodgy advice for significantly fragile first time mothers.