Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, PE29 6NTReviews
Reviews
Excellent care.
Amazing staff very welcoming and reassuring.
My family were constantly trying to call me to find out my condition.
They only managed to get through once to speak to someone. The phone was just left ringing or was engaged. I witnessed 5 nurses at one point standing by the phone and letting it ring.
When they did get through they were told the mobile phone they had was missing, so could not speak directly to me.
This is appalling as the NHS likes their wards to be disease free. My family in the end had to come in with flu type bugs in order to speak with me.
I am completing this on behalf of my relative who sadly died in the hospital. However he and his relatives were treated with the utmost care and consideration throughout. All staff were kind and respectful in extremely distressing circumstances. We could have asked for nothing more from them.
I had a homebirth so wasn't on the labour ward.
However the reason I have had homebirths with my last 2 babies is because I suffered trauma in hospital with my first. It later developed into PTSD and was diagnosed by a therapist 3 years after having my first baby. Due to this I put specific preferences in my birth plans as to reduce the risk of midwives triggering me whilst I am in the throws of labour and birthing my subsequent babies, a situation where I find it hard to trust anyone.
When discussing my home birth with community midwife at home I asked for the midwife attending me during labour to not be wearing uniform. The uniform to me is associated with the control that was taken away by the midwives when I had my first baby. Having a homebirth was my way of taking it back and midwives wearing uniform can hinder the healing experience, not just for me but other women who have unfortunately had to endure such experiences.
Except for that one issue I couldn't fault the care from the midwife, Hannah. She was respectful of both my body and space, for that I much appreciate. She left all decisions to me/us and explained everything. I'm not sure if she knew my history but she definitely helped make my second homebirth another amazing experience by leaving me to do my thing!
There was also another midwife who was called out. I believe she was the first one contacted but then Hannah was called as she was closer and my births are quick (this one was 1 hour). She arrived after I had already had a physiological 3rd stage but she graciously congratulated us before leaving. I don't recall her name but it was around 3am on 18th April - I thank both midwives!