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Written by a patient
3rd June 2018


I found myself under the care of miss Maclaverty when expecting my first child (born January 2018). My baby was small and therefore miss maclaverty advised that I go for an induction at 37 weeks. Instead of giving me information and time to process the shock of it all, she literally told me I needed to be induced (in two weeks time) and looked at me with a blank face expecting me to give a date for induction right there and then. I was alone, had not even had a chance to talk to my partner or properly understand what an induction meant. She could see my uncertainty and hesitation and said “you can turn down ththe induction if you want, but I’m going to write everything in your notes. If anything happens to your baby it’s not going to be held on me”; she then started going on and on and on about risk of still birth. I felt pressured into giving a time and date for induction there and then and felt extremely traumatised by the way she almost guilt tripped me into it by going on about stillbirth. After I left the room shaking another midwife kindly took me into a room and gently explained everything in great detail for me. Not a very pleasant experience as a new mum however . I am happy to report that my baby girl was born healthy but yes small but she has now nearly tripled her birth weight (currently 20weeks old). I Never want to be under the ‘care’ of this Doctor again. You are not a patient to her but just a statistic. All she cares about is keeping her record clean. I will be making a formal complaint as her treatment goes against trust policy. Eg giving patient time to go away and think about what they would like to do!

7th June 2018
Response from Miss Caoilin Maclaverty

I am sorry about the shock and the disappointment you felt under my care. In future I will offer more time for patients to go away and think about things and to consider about dates. However, patients are not very forgiving if there have been poor outcomes and they have not been fully informed about negative consequences of no intervention either. I have considered your review and will alter my practice accordingly. I am really pleased that your child came safely into the world, however, and that your baby is putting on weight. I wish you all the best for the future.

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