My wife gave birth to my baby recently. It was a vaginal birth and my baby was born in the early hours of the morning. She had a catheter put in as she couldn't pass urine by herself. Due to that, she had to stay overnight in the hospital.
When asked about changing blood-soaked pads for herself and nappies for the bub, I understand it was advised by the nurse that it is expected to be done by herself and no bystanders were allowed.
She was on painkillers and didn't get any sleep the night before as she was in labour pain.
During the night, she took the baby and was feeding. She dozed off and woke upon hearing the baby screaming from the floor. This could have been a tragic incident, luckily nothing happened.
Hospitals cannot have nurses watch the babies and mums all the time which is understandable, but in scenarios like this, I believe the option to have a bystander would have helped the situation.
Also, there were side rails for the bed; had there been an orientation on its usage following the transfer to the ward would have helped as well.
In my opinion, if this incident had happened in a manufacturing industry, a near miss is marked and corrective actions would have been taken.
Not sure the procedure followed by the health industry.
The mental trauma she and all of us had to go through is not expressable in these 1000 words!
"Newborn fell from bed"
About: Armadale Hospital / Maud Bellas Maternity Ward & Neonatal Nursery Armadale Hospital Maud Bellas Maternity Ward & Neonatal Nursery Armadale 6112
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