Midwives at home in hospitals too - Providence Business News
Midwifery • Portsmouth, RI
Ratings by platform
- Service evaluation/internal survey (54 reviews)
What patients say
Patients praise
- High level of satisfaction with midwife-led care and support in both home and hospital settings
- Compassionate and professional care from hospital midwives during labor and postnatal periods
- Presence of hybrid, home-like birthing options in hospitals (e.g., Alternative Birthing Centers)
- Supportive clinical teams and seamless transition to higher-level care when complications arise
Common complaints
- Lack of regulation and guidance regarding the role of doulas in home births, leading to concerns about interference with clinical care
- Delays in hospital transfers and complications during home births when clinical advice is mediated or restricted by non-medical third parties
- Poor staff attitude and communication issues during early labor services
- Uncertainty and feeling unsupported when told to remain or return home during early labor
In patients' words
"The staff at QA were FANTASTIC... The Doctor team at the birth were brilliant too... Midwives/staff are definitely understaffed but you would never notice, they work so hard."
— BabyCentre user review"An initial and appropriate offer at 7.19am of transfer to hospital... was not accepted, thereafter the implications of a deteriorating situation... was not communicated in such a way as to lead to a transfer to hospital."
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