NHS worker under investigation for 'natural birth' rant at Caesarean mum
When Samantha Smart went into labour she was determined to have the same natural delivery she had experienced with her first two children.
So after three draining days waiting to give birth she was exhausted - but disappointed when doctors announced she would need a Caesarean.
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The anaesthetist's assistant allegedly told Samantha Smart, 23, 'Can't any f***ing woman in this f***ing hospital have babies naturally nowadays?'
Her disappointment, however, was nothing compared with the extraordinary rage of one member of the medical team.
Told of the change of plan the man, who was assisting the anaesthetist, let fly with a foul four-letter torrent that made clear his disgust at the decision to resort to surgery instead of a natural birth.
To the horror of Miss Smart and her partner Tony Shepherd, the man said:
'Can't any f***ing women in this f***ing hospital have babies naturally nowadays?'
Not surprisingly his outburst reduced the mother-of-three to tears and has left her feeling distraught about the circumstances of the birth of son Luke.
The mother, 23, said: "I still can't believe that he treated me so cruelly and said such horrible things to me.
"Hearing this made me feel worthless. I was really, really shocked and I felt useless because I wasn't able to give birth naturally like I had done with my first two children."
Already despairing at the length of time since her waters had broken, Miss Smart turned to her partner and said: "I told you I was a failure".
The ordeal unfolded at Newham General Hospital, in East London in February.
Miss Smart, of Canning Town, went in to labour in the early hours of Sunday, February 18.
After phoning the hospital she was advised to go in and set off hoping to experience the straightforward delivery she had with her first two children, Shannon, six, and Leigh, three.
The couple arrived at the hospital at 12.50am where they sat in the waiting room for three hours.
"I thought I was going to have the baby in the waiting room if I wasn't seen to quickly," Miss Smart said.
"But then as I lay in the maternity unit, I was in labour but Luke just wouldn't come.
"The doctors were not keen to induce the birth, so for the next three days I drifted in and out of labour. I barely slept and Tony had to sleep on the floor because he did not want to miss the birth."
By the early hours of Wednesday Miss Smart was still in labour and beginning to despair when doctors agreed to carry out a Caesarean, which was when the operating department assistant, who has not been named, let fly.
"He said 'Can't any f****** women in this hospital give birth naturally these days?'," said Miss Smart.
"Here I was lying in my hospital bed and in a lot of pain and a professional who was supposed to treat me with respect was swearing at me.
"I had been trying to give birth for three days. I was exhausted. This was the last thing I expected from a qualified member of the maternity team.
"He should never be allowed to treat women who are in such a vulnerable position again."
NHS worker under investigation for 'natural birth' rant at Caesarean mum | the Daily Mail
'Can't any f***ing women in this f***ing hospital have babies naturally nowadays?'
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