I'm currently pregnant and, after much agonising, made the very difficult decision to go privately for the birth, in an NHS hospital. This is for a variety of reasons - history of extreme anxiety, feeling I needed a level of one-to-one care that I couldn't reasonably expect the NHS to provide, wanted an elective cs and didn't feel emotionally strong enough to have to 'fight' to get it. I'm lucky enough to be able to (just) afford to do this.
My question is: if you went private, did you share this information with others - e.g. friends, ante-natal group etc? And if you did how did they react?
Part of me thinks I have nothing to be ashamed of and shouldn't have to lie to anyone, but on the other hand, I could do without the added stress of having to defend myself, face people being judgemental etc. And I just have no idea how anyone will react, or even if they will care!
I'd be really grateful to hear others' thoughts on this. I think part of my worry really is about my own guilt/issues about going private.
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Question for those who had private maternity care
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martha7731 · 09/12/2008 15:01
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