Your experiences

"I was treated horribly by a midwife… I believe she was racist and Islamophobic"

A mother’s experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2014, 2017 and 2021: I’ve had all of my 3 children at OUH....

Anonymous

21 hours ago

"I decided not to have another child as the thought of entering that maternity ward again was too much to bear"

A mother’s experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2007: My baby was 10 days overdue and so I was booked in to...

Anonymous

21 hours ago

"the matron marched onto the ward, flung open everyone’s curtains... stripping away any sense of dignity or privacy."

A mother’s experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2015: I was induced with my first child in November 2015. As...

Anonymous

21 hours ago

"I received little to no help in caring for my twins in the 48 hours after my caesarean section"

A mother’s experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2020: I had a twin pregnancy (MCDA) and had a substandard...

Anonymous

21 hours ago

"We reached out to PALs to raise a complaint and had a response that essentially said ‘these things happen’ with no apology."

A mother’s experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2023: My name is [name], I gave birth by emergency...

Anonymous

23 hours ago

"He was my first born and arrived at 33weeks. I had a very traumatic birth where he was starved of oxygen"

A mother’s experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2012: I gave birth to my son in 2012 at the John Radcliffe...

Anonymous

23 hours ago

"she looked around the room then looked at me and said “where is your baby” I had to then explain my daughter had died"

A mother’s experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2010: When I was 28 weeks pregnant, I went to hospital having...

Anonymous

24 hours ago

"I have since learned that this is a strong indicator of acute TAPs which could have almost certainly been avoided if a c-section was performed like I had requested."

A mother's experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2015: Refused option of C-section, despite high risk twin...

Anonymous

2 days ago

"My daughter died 2 days after birth due to lack of oxygen"

A mother's experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2009: My daughter died 2 days after birth due to lack of...

Anonymous

2 days ago

"I had in fact broken my tail bone during delivery. For which I received no pain relief or treatment."

A mother's experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2021: It’s hard to put into words but my 4th baby was born at...

Anonymous

2 days ago

"I will never forget the trauma of not being listened to for weeks whilst knowing my baby was in trouble"

A mother's experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2023: We lost our baby at 20+2 weeks after three weeks of...

Anonymous

3 days ago

"My daughter died an hour after birth and couldn't be saved due to infection."

A mother's experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2025: I recently lost my baby at 20+4 I believe due to my...

Anonymous

5 days ago

"After the delivery, I was not stitched properly. My partner had to seek additional help for proper stitching."

A mother's experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2024: After reading a lot of other people’s stories and what...

Anonymous

6 days ago

"as a 19 year old giving birth, I don’t think they took anything I said seriously."

A mother's experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2012 and 2024: I have had two experiences at the JR. My son...

Anonymous

6 days ago

"If I had left with my daughter as planned, she would have died on the way home."

A mother's experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2020: In May 2020, I had my youngest daughter naturally and...

Anonymous

6 days ago