1 Ann Ike - 6 years ago
I had a baby (my first baby) at Amalie Sieveking. Though I requested a water birth when I registered at Amalie at my 5th month of gestation, on the day of delivery, the attending doctor and midwife didn't know I wanted a water birth. I was taken to a regular labour room. The doctor instructed the midwife to deliver my placenta immediately after delivery of the baby. I told her to give me a shot of oxytocin before she institutes active management of third stage of labour, she looked at me and went ahead to deliver the placenta. My placenta broke and I had severe post partum haemorrhage (PPH). My Hb dropped to 7.3 mg/dl. The doctor performed manual evacuation of retained placenta. But on my file and Mutterpass, both doctor and midwife documented that my delivery was uneventful. I didn't know this till I was discharged 3 days later. I kept wondering why I wasn't being treated for severe anaemia. The doctor also lied to me that I didn't sustain any vaginal tear, because she did't want to repair my tears. Meainwhile I was badly torn. Three weks after my discharge from Amalie, I was admitted at University hospital Eppendorf as a result of complications of an untreated anaemia. I had a very unpleasant post partum period because the doctor and midwife at Amalie are dishonest and lazy.