When I found out I was pregnant my first thought was fear. Not about being pregnant but about giving birth in hospital. As a child I was very sick in and out of hospital a lot, which later turned into a fear of hospitals.
I was so thankful that I managed to get an LMC and was able to have the option to give birth in the birthing centre. It was a very relaxed environment that did not add any further stress to myself and my partner where the hospital would have. The day my daughter was born it was soon discovered she had a respiratory issue and was placed on oxygen and monitored.
We were then transferred to hospital where she was admitted into SCBU for 5 days. I am thankful for the prompt attention we received from the multiple midwives involved in my birth. The care I received whilst at the birthing centre was a thousand times better then the care I received when is hospital where I was often left in pain with no medication waiting after repeatedly hitting the call button.
I was so thankful that I managed to get an LMC and was able to have the option to give birth in the birthing centre. It was a very relaxed environment that did not add any further stress to myself and my partner where the hospital would have. The day my daughter was born it was soon discovered she had a respiratory issue and was placed on oxygen and monitored.
We were then transferred to hospital where she was admitted into SCBU for 5 days. I am thankful for the prompt attention we received from the multiple midwives involved in my birth. The care I received whilst at the birthing centre was a thousand times better then the care I received when is hospital where I was often left in pain with no medication waiting after repeatedly hitting the call button.
For me personally having somewhere to birth that was not hospital (or at home which was not an option) was a life saver, to the point that if the birthing centre does close it would likely prevent me from having further children. |  |
