I had my third baby 2 weeks ago at the Lindo Wing [at St Mary's Hospital]. The actual (natural)delivery went well and cannot complain about the mid-wife or consultant(Tariq Miskry, who was very good). The issue I had was after delivery...the pediatrician from St Mary's came over to do a standard examination..she seemed rushed (was 3 hours late) and after [a cursory examination of] the baby, said he most likely had a case of Erb's Palsy.
The radiologist took an X-ray of the wrong part of the baby's body - the neck, not the arm, where the problem was. Even though the pediatrician realised the mistake by the radiologist, she did not ask for another X-ray and she hurriedly confirmed her diagnosis of Erb's Palsy, a neurological complaint. She also recommended physio-therapy based on this diagnosis. A few days later, we returned to St Mary's for physio which proved very painful for our son. Nevertheless the physio prescribed a series of exercises to be performed at home. We attempted to perform the exercises but the baby appeared to be in so much pain and his arm swelled up so much that we stopped. At the suggestion of our GP (Dr Georges Kaye), we took our son to the Cromwell Hospital to get another X-rays. It turned out that the baby's elbow was fractured, which was only made worse by the mis-prescribed exercises. We called the Lindo Wing to ask for help but none was forthcoming. Eventually (after 3 hours wasted at A&E at Chelsea & Westminster), we went to the Orthopaedics Clinic at the Portland Hospital where a cast was applied to our baby's arm.
Overall, I feel that we were let down by the obstetric gynaecologist and the Lindo Wing, both of which charged us an enormous amount of money only to provide an entirely unsatisfactory level of care. Both the consultant and the private hospital should ensure decent aftercare. If I have another baby, it will be at a NHS hospital as I feel that the money we spent to avoid the vagaries of an over-burdened system was wasted.
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Lindo Wing - great delivery, horrible after-care for baby
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mommacita2012 · 22/11/2012 13:31
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