Just wanted to share my birth story really. Nearly 48 hours post EMCS now, and starting to mentally pick apart the process in my head.
Reading through my notes today I found out it was my labour which necessitated the psychiatrist visit whilst in recovery. Had initially thought it was due to past history of MH problems, but now see that the actual delivery was so bad they thought I warranted a psychiatrist. 
Brief summary - admitted on Wednesday pm after hospital visit for reduced movements at 40 + 4. All fine but induction booked in. Induction started Thursday am with gel pessary. Contractions started within minutes of gel insertion. Increasingly painful contractions throughout the day (30 seconds every three minutes) but no dilation. No pain relief offered other than Paracetemol. Begged for morphine injection. Agreed at 5, not administered until 7:30 pm. Started bleeding at 10pm ish and internal showed 4cm dilation. Moved down to delivery suite at 11pm.
Gas & Air on used at delivery suite but by the time partner arrived 30 mins later, I was on the floor crying in pain refusing an examination without an epidural being given. Two epidurals later, both seemingly badly placed, I was lying on my side screaming in agony and demanding surgery. Kept refusing internals as midwives seemed more concerned about the baby than my evident pain. Don't remember how I eventually got to theatre - remember lots of doctors and just my screaming. I remember not even being able to move from my side in theatre, and my being forcibly lifted before a spinal block given. Don't remember much of theatre apart from shivering intensely throughout, and my partner crying,
Thinking about it now, I must just have shut off from everything apart from the pain. It must have been an intensely traumatic experience for my partner to watch.
Can't start to piece together where it all went wrong??