I had my second baby in hospital last friday. During labour and delivery I was cared for by a student midwife who is due to qualify in September. I cannot praise her enough for the care that she gave me, she was brilliant. However, she and an auxilliary nurse were the only people who were with me during labour and delivery, until DS was born and wasn't breathing and then the whole hospital staff appeared. I chose to give birth in hospital so that if there was an emergancy, which there was, we would be in the right place. Should I have had a qualified midwife with me, at least when I actually delivered? Surely there must be guidelines on how independent student midwives can be and their level of supervision? I didn't even realise that there had been no midwife there when DS was born until afterwards and I was shocked to discover that this had been the case. Is this normal practice in hospitals or have I been neglected? It wouldn't surprise me if I had been as overall the standard of care during my time in hospital was very poor. Can anybody tell me how much students are allowed to do independently?
Sorry for rambling, still a bit shocked by the whole hospital experience.
TIA
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Does a QUALIFIED midwife have to be present at a hospital birth?
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kate100 · 06/08/2005 08:34
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