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Community Services - County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust 2014-01-29 Person 4 5 0

My community midwife diane cole has been fantastic. I find her very friendly, professional and informative. With this being my first pregnancy i feel like i have been able to put my trust in her, and can rely on her if i had any concerns. Shes lovely. Every midwife i have had contact with inc down at pregnancy assessment unit have all been brilliant aswell. Professional and caring. However, ive had numerous hospital ward visits cancelled, home visits cancelled and breast feeding workshops cancelled. And nothing re-arranged. The only class i have been successful in attending is a antenatal class in framwellgate moor one sunday morning. i was told it was because one midwife named carol was off sick and therefore they were short staffed. As a this is my first pregnancy i booked onto everything that was offered and was eager to have any home visits/ breastfeeding workshops as i want to breastfeed. But had no additional support to help me prepare. Apart from the wonderful support from all the midwifes including diane... Ive had no additional support as promised, and im surprised that because one person was off sick... Visits didnt happen, workshops and hospital visits were cancelled. Its been very disappointing. I feel sorry for the midwives... Its no bad reflection on them. They are BRILLIANT However its very disapointing in regards to co durham and darlington nhs trust. If i have a second pregnancy iam definately going to opt for private antenatal classes, the nhs cannot be relyed on.