Not joined up care
Living in Stowmarket mothers are given a choice of Ipswich or west Suffolk delivery. However when delivering at west Suffolk you are cared for by Ipswich midwives. My midwife went off sick late in my pregnancy and then I met a different midwife every week, around 6. This is really hard around the time of birth as you often feel more vulnerable, especially when being offered sweeps and checks from someone you’ve never met before and in the immediate few days post birth when hormones are difficult. The care was mostly ok. However understandably the midwives in the community don’t know how WSH works and the notes aren’t joined up at all leaving room for gaps in communication. This is as potential safety issue.