1.5 hours in triage and I was the only person there

[Anonymous]

This is unusual and could indicate neglect right? The baby was delivered within minutes of getting transferred to the delivery room. Transfer meaning I walked a few rooms down myself while holding my legs together as baby was coming. I was asked if I thought I could walk and I said I can try. I kept indicating I needed to push, was in pain, having regular contractions but staff was in and out and doctor took forever to confirm how dilated I was. The doctor didn’t confirm that until a few minutes of my babys birth. I’m okay now but thinking I should share my experience so other moms know and can make a decision about delivering at this hospital. They didn’t have enough competent staff to get me admitted to the hospital and monitor me. When I spoke to a patient advocate of course she said it’s normal they only had one doctor on call. I asked her if it’s “normal” to spend 1.5 hours in triage and be ignored most of the time and she said she can investigate it.

[Anonymous]

Which hospital and were you a patient of an OB there or just walked in?

[Anonymous]

This sounds like a nursing shortage issue. Not normal though.

[Anonymous]

Which hospital?

[Anonymous]

I know for a fact that a large amount of nurses called out sick yesterday at a hospital in moco.
It left the ER scrambling. Totally unprofessional. This may have been why your care was not good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know for a fact that a large amount of nurses called out sick yesterday at a hospital in moco.
It left the ER scrambling. Totally unprofessional. This may have been why your care was not good.

Maybe they were… sick? How is that unprofessional?

Nurses aren’t robots.

[Anonymous]

Was this during the snow? Weather could have resulted in them being understaffed.

[Anonymous]

Also happens during shift changes. At my hospital my family goes to, you aren’t getting cared for between 6-7:30 unless you code. At least I know the schedule there and can plan around it.

[Anonymous]

OP on the one hand, it’s terrible that you didn’t get the care you deserved.

On the other hand, it sounds like you had a fast and smooth delivery that resulted in a healthy baby. So even though you felt they left it too close, you could also say that they assessed that you were doing well and they allocated the people they had the best they could.

I think our brains and bodies experience birth as trauma almost no matter what happens so that could be a factor to. Because it’s traumatic! I wish you had a better experience but try to focus on the good outcome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also happens during shift changes. At my hospital my family goes to, you aren’t getting cared for between 6-7:30 unless you code. At least I know the schedule there and can plan around it.

+1 Isn't that insane? Shift changes should overlap more smoothly or stagger, IMO. When we had a NICU baby everything stopped during the SACROSANCT SHIFT CHANGE. I also have a time I need to be at work and it's not that dramatic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP on the one hand, it’s terrible that you didn’t get the care you deserved.

On the other hand, it sounds like you had a fast and smooth delivery that resulted in a healthy baby. So even though you felt they left it too close, you could also say that they assessed that you were doing well and they allocated the people they had the best they could.

I think our brains and bodies experience birth as trauma almost no matter what happens so that could be a factor to. Because it’s traumatic! I wish you had a better experience but try to focus on the good outcome.

Oh my god. I know you are trying to be upbeat for some reason but this is gaslighting to the max. NO. Women are not meant to be ignored while birthing. NO, It is not OK to be asked to HOLD you legs together and walk to prevent the baby from arriving

[Anonymous]

Also if you couldn’t walk, you needed to answer no.

The attending missed my third’s birth and barely made my second. Yet they were able to rush in when a monitor told them something slightly concerning. You are being observed but you don’t know/can’t see it.

Congrats on the baby!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP on the one hand, it’s terrible that you didn’t get the care you deserved.

On the other hand, it sounds like you had a fast and smooth delivery that resulted in a healthy baby. So even though you felt they left it too close, you could also say that they assessed that you were doing well and they allocated the people they had the best they could.

I think our brains and bodies experience birth as trauma almost no matter what happens so that could be a factor to. Because it’s traumatic! I wish you had a better experience but try to focus on the good outcome.

+1 please don't harp on this. Unless you wish to warn others but it sounds like a one-off because of the snow maybe. Enjoy your healthy baby. Well done walking with a baby almost dangling out. What a story to tell it! Mom is tough!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also happens during shift changes. At my hospital my family goes to, you aren’t getting cared for between 6-7:30 unless you code. At least I know the schedule there and can plan around it.

+1 Isn't that insane? Shift changes should overlap more smoothly or stagger, IMO. When we had a NICU baby everything stopped during the SACROSANCT SHIFT CHANGE. I also have a time I need to be at work and it's not that dramatic.

And it takes longer than I expected. (NP here). Not just a five minute punch in/punch out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also happens during shift changes. At my hospital my family goes to, you aren’t getting cared for between 6-7:30 unless you code. At least I know the schedule there and can plan around it.

+1 Isn't that insane? Shift changes should overlap more smoothly or stagger, IMO. When we had a NICU baby everything stopped during the SACROSANCT SHIFT CHANGE. I also have a time I need to be at work and it's not that dramatic.

The research shows that interrupted shift change is where errors occur. Most jobs do not have this level of acuity with critical information, but this does. That's just the way it is.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3312531/