We were fortunate to birth our second daughter at the family birth centre via community midwifery program. Our first daughter was stillborn at 22+1 weeks at KEMH so this was a very healing birth experience.
Mary Anne (CMP) was my primary midwife throughout my pregnancy and her care, knowledge and explaining everything to ensure informed consent was truly appreciated. The KEMH birth education was an asset to access online as well as the WACHS Positive Birth Education and Early Parenting which helped me and my partner prepare and know tools we could use in the birth. As country clients relocating to Perth Mary Anne and Kirsten were flexible in how we were seen, offered home visits pre and postnatally. The postnatal visits from Mary Anne were so important in supporting us in navigating everything and establishing breastfeeding before we returned back to the farm.
In the birth Mary Anne guided me through an empowering birth. Unfortunately we had a retained placenta and required transfer to theatre and the ward. The kindness and care from the FBC midwives who worked on that day (including but not limited to - Julie, Bonnie, Shani). Was so appreciated while we waited for theatre and tried other ways to birth the placenta.
The doctors, theatre staff, orderlies and ward midwife’s were all so kind as we were transferred to theatre and onto the ward for a few days. In early postpartum I needed to call the breastfeeding helpline and the medication safety and both staff were so helpful and supportive in the newborn haze!
As usual a wonderful experience at KEMH and the staff should all be commended on their care as we welcomed our second daughter into the world. ❤️
"CMP, Family Birth Centre and transfer to ward"
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