Aileen R

Hello, I'm new on this Forum, and I don't even live in Dulwich any more, but I just wanted to add to this thread as my first child was born at Dulwich in 1989. At the time, I was "low risk" under GP care (Dr Peter Roseveare). Of my ante-natal friends from Paxton Green, I was the only one who didn't go to Kings - we were all 30+. I thought Dulwich Hospital looked pretty and seemed more baby-friendly. Before Baby was born, I had two days on newly decorated pink and peach Dekker Ward; just me and a Japanese lady. I ended up having a Caesarean in Theatre One two fairly young doctors, David and Adam delivered baby; the Anaesthetist was a lady and she had a lovely string of pearls on under her theatre gown, fortunately, she was still on the ward and hadn't gone back to Kings. I was taken back to Dekker with my gorgeous new Baby until after lunch on Day Two when to my horror I was wheeled up to Faraday Ward which was a pea-soup green colour and I was told was the old male renal unit; grim is not the word - it was noisy and hot and there weren't enough cot mattresses - the cleaning was "relaxed" (and I'm being generous) and I don't know why I bothered ordering my meals because not once did I get the right one. Ms Linda Cardozo was one of the Consultants - I remember her doing the rounds. I feel sad that they closed the unit - I suppose everyone has to go to Kings now.