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Northwick Park Hospital 2013-01-08 Person 0 5 0

I recently had a couple of trips to the Northwick Park A&E. On the 31st of December I noticed some light bleeding, I was 9 weeks pregnant, and my GP could not see me so I went to A&E. Since I had no other symptoms the Dr in Urgent Care sent me home. I went back on the 2nd of January due to the bleeding increasing. The Dr I saw in Urgent Care at least took some interest and said I seemed fine, I again had no other symptoms, but that she would ask them to book me for an early scan just to be sure. I actually felt like she cared and that I was really getting assisted. On the 3rd of January I went back to A&E because I was passing blood clots and in severe pain. I was seen very quickly by Urgent Care, this is where my positive thoughts on this visit stop. Whilst doing my urine sample I passed my baby. It was clearly visible in the sample tube. The Dr I saw in Urgent Care was only interested in the fact that my bloood pressure and my temperature were fine. She kept insisting they could not be sure I was miscarrying and that the tissue in the tube could be anything, despite the fact that you could clearly make out the features of a fetus. She then tried to send me home, because my blood pressure and temp were fine, she said there was nothing else she could do for me. At this point I became a bit hysterical. Eventually she asked me to leave the room, I'm assuming so she didn't have to continue to look at me crying. In the end I was referred back to A&E to see a gyno who confirmed that I had indeed miscarried. I spent approximately an hour in the waiting room of the A&E waiting for this service whilst in severe pain, bleeding and well losing a child. I completely understand that pregnant women can be a bit irrational. However, I have never been made to feel so ridiculous. Even when I was clearly in pain and obviously passing a lot of blood the Dr only seemed interested in sending me home. I have heard a lot of complaints about Northwick Park and have defended the hospital on regular occasions because I received stellar care when I had my first child in 2011. However, this expierence has made me question if I will be returning there again should I decide to have another child. I definitely won't be defending the hospital any longer. The lack of compassion from some of your Drs is astonishing.