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Original feedback for

West Suffolk Hospital


Child birth

My middle child now 2yrs. Born 2019. My experience was awful. Left me for long periods of time. Didn’t believe me when I needed to push. No drinks offered or food. Before or after. I was left alone. My 3rd born in 2021. My experience was fantastic. Other then the initial wait at 4am. For 3 hours, everything was smooth and very relaxing. It was a traumatic birth but my midwife was the best and I can’t thank her enough for guiding me and making me feel valued. Even though after 24+ hours of labour my patience was thin. She was patiently taking it. I apologised so much but again I felt valued.