Bad birth/midwife experiences?

[emc]

Hi there

I'm working on a piece for TV next week regarding the national shortage of midwives which can lead,in some cases, to some women not having the best experience during labour and after the birth of their child.

I'm looking to talk to women who, for example, have waited a long time to be seen once entering hospital after going into labour, women left alone in the labour room with no midwife in sight and have suffered complications, ringing your bell for ages during the night for help with new baby/pain etc but no midwife coming (as happened to me) - just the stories that are usually associated with there simply sometimes not being enough staff to cover the amount of patients admitted.

This is not to cast aspersions on the profession - as part of their annual conference next week midwives are calling for more funding from the NHS to train up more midwives as they cannot cope with the increase in birth rate and increase in women with complications during labour (for a variety of reasons)

If you think you can help and are prepared to speak about your experiences pls PM me and I can give you a bit more info on what to expect.

thanks