Just been having a conversation with a friend about the ante- and post-natal care that she received and realised how very lucky I was with the care I received here. I was fortunate enough to attend the Wallingford Midwife Unit for the majority of my care and, although I was transferred to the JR for the birth, felt I had good continuity of care for the rest of my pregnancy and post-natal check ups. The Health Visitors,also, were excellent.
Having had a look around there seems to be a shortage of personal accounts of the care in this area, I was wondering if anyone would mind sharing their Oxford birth story here for future mums-to-be to benefit from?
Some things to mention if you're struggling with what to say:
- who did your ante-natal care and how did you find it?
- were your choices listened to/respected?
- where was your birth and how was it?
- what was your immediate post-natal care like?
- where were your health visitors based and did you feel cared for by them?
- how was the feeding support in your area? Did you feel supported in your choices?