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Hi all,


I've just come back to the forum and slightly surprised by some of the responses!


I really appreciate we are lucky to have these midwife services. I've just been disappointed with the care to date - 2 cancelled appointments and then the letter saying that home visits were no longer possible. There were issues raised at my scans that I wanted to discuss with someone and I haven't been able to so far - not an emergency, just wanting a bit of reassurance.


I totally understand how busy the midwives are, but when I met Emily - who was, as I said, lovely - I was given a statement of the care I would recieve, including home visits. It's not surprising that I - and others - are sad this can't happen - how much more pleasant to sit on the sofa with a cup of tea and chat to the midwife!


Anyway, I have my booking in appointment on Monday and hopefully all will be well. Thank you to everyone who came back with positive feedback and good suggestions - it has been very helpful and reassuring.


Michelle

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I just wanted to add that I had my booking in appointment today. Seems that short staff numbers have been exacerbated by sickness. The midwife I saw was lovely and I'm feeling a lot better. Its a shame about the dreaded answerphone! Even the receptionist at the surgery was rolling her eyes as she tried to let them know I'd arrived. So I'm glad I stuck with Oakwood, and just hope they can soon get their numbers back up - for their sakes if nothing else!


Michelle

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I too had an appointment today, and it all went very well and I also feel a lot better! I met 2 of my 3 midwives that will rotate in the classes with me. They were both lovely. They are very busy and I feel very lucky to be a part of this service. They are doing their very best to keep up such a good service even with short staffing issues.


Thank you Oakwood!

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