I was fascinated by my pregnancy notes and read them after appointments so I would know any little warnings signs they might be looking out for like BP changes, etc. (although there weren't any in the end, all very textbook).
I didn't get to read the pages and pages of notes that the MW wrote while I laboured in the MLU, and I know there was time in the hospital while I was waiting to be discharged. I didn't even have access to the notes at that point I think. I've written to ask for a copy now, but I think you have to pay a copying charge?
Why is this? Why is it such a drama to have to request to see the details of a fairly key medical event in your life? I don't mean to suggest that people should routinely keep their own and they not be stored on an NHS system at all, but why aren't they more easily available? What is it about pregnancy and childbirth that has to be 'owned' by health authorities rather than be part of your GP records?
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Why do pregnancy and labour notes "belong" to the health authority?
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LexyMa · 02/02/2013 12:58
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