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Bassetlaw District General Hospital 2017-07-25 Person 4 5 0

The Dr, midwife and student midwife who helped me deliver were great. After I was induced I progressed very quickly. When I felt I was near the end and wanted to push, I asked to be re assessed as I wanted an epidural before it was too late. They wanted me to wait until my next routine examination (15min away) but I said I couldn't wait that long as the pain was too much and I was sure I was near the end so they did examine me then but I was already fully dialated so was unable to have the epidural. My only criticism is that when people have an induction, I feel the staff presume it will take a while and only want to re examine at routine points, instead of listening to the patient and realising the induction has done its job. I had expressed my concerns earlier when I new I was progressing quickly after the diamorphine wore off quickly and my contractions were very close, that I didn't want it to get too late to have an epidural. I was told not to worry and that there would be time. I feel if they had examined me sooner when I first said I definitely needed the epidural, they would of seen how quickly I was dialating and been able to give me the epidural before it was too late and before I said I really want them to examine me again. Everywhere was clean apart from the underside of the sink in the bathroom where there was dried blood but I can see how that was missed and the toilet seal was already broken. Other than that I can't praise the staff enough, even though it was too late for the epidural, their support and care through the labour was great and the midwife even stayed past her shift to finish up with us.