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Vangough, I had a similar experience at King's. It was horrendous and I suffered PTSD as a result which I am sure some would find 'overdramatic'. I do agree though that it is very hard to plan for labour as it can become complicated and I will have different expectations with my second. However, what I do know is next time I will pay to have a midwife by my side who communicates and shows some level of care and empathy. It's all very well to say 'get over it' but actually I didn't get over it for a very long time so I think Clare is right to explore her options. Having said all of this I have a friend who had an excellent birth at King's so luck of the draw (or bad luck of the draw) in my case.

I don't know about the Albany midwives but I do know I had a horrendous experience at King's with their midwives during the birth of my son that lead to four months of counseling for PTSD. I will never have another baby in that hospital. I was made to feel as though I was being a drama queen when in fact my son had turned back to back during my 32 hours in labour and was jammed stuck with the cord wrapped around his neck. I went in positive, excited and came out a different person. The care was sarcastic, the pain-relief took far too long to come and the labour lacked communication and empathy. Never again.

Hi there, I'd be really interested in joining the network. I'm a beauty director/stylist on a womens magazine and wonder how the heck I'm going to juggle deadlines and baby when I go back to work next year. Hannah