Tasmanian mother Erin McGinn says there weren't enough midwives at the Royal Hobart Hospital to help her when she needed it after giving birth to her daughter, Amelia. Then later was forced to change to formula feeding.
Erin McGinn with seven-week-old daughter Amelia Bantoft at their home in southern Tasmania.Tasmanian mothers Erin McGinn and Sarah Kelly, and a Royal Hobart Hospital midwife, have raised concerns about staffing levels on the hospital's maternity ward.
" finally was taken out, but they were hesitant to still break my waters because they didn't have any staff left that night." Erin McGinn had her baby Amelia via caesarean section, and struggled to find a midwife available to help her with even simple tasks.Like most mothers, Ms McGinn also needed help with breastfeeding and getting her baby to latch."The nurses tried to accommodate where they could, but some jobs, you need a midwife for.
"And I had 12 women and six babies , and the midwife at the other end had a similar amount."Midwives at the Royal Hobart Hospital receive constant text messages asking them to work extra shifts." are admitted to hospital to be safely taken care of, and you might not even see them for the whole shift because you're so snowed under with immediate concerns," she said.
When it was removed 24 hours later, she said no-one was able to tell her when there would be a midwife or birthing suite available for her."One of the midwives mentioned to me that she'd received text messages asking for people to go in earlier than their shift.
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