Title
Margaret Fenwick talks about giving birth at Westcotes
Subject
Health
Description
Margaret Fenwick talks about her experience of giving birth to her son at Westcotes maternity hospital and why she did not like it there
Creator
East Midlands Oral History Archive
Source
EMOHA
Publisher
East Midlands Oral History Archive
Date
1958
Rights
You may use this item in accordance with the licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/
Format
.mp3
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Duration
1min 2sec
Transcription
To have Ian I went to Westcotes I think, didn’t like it I have to say. I was left in labour for twenty four hours and being told off because I wanted help. I got told off if I rang the bell. I had a long time and they fetched the doctor and it was alright but I would’ve lost Ian if they hadn’t of fetched the doctor so I wasn’t very pleased. That was National Health in 1958 so I don’t know if that was just the nursing home but I wouldn’t go there again. I said’ I’m not going in there again’ and had my daughter born here at home which was much better.
Interviewer
Sharon North
Interviewee
Margaret Fenwick
Location
Leicester
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