Royal Victoria Hospital
Alicia's Story - Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, Ontario
“I was in tears. I was alone and scared that something was wrong. I had never felt a pain so strong and crushing before. I continued to call my nurse only to be ignored. It had been 8 hours of excruciating pain when a different nurse finally came in. She immediately ran to get my OB and within minutes I was being taken for a C-section. I was in class 3 HELLP syndrome. My liver was about to burst. I was about to die. I almost lost my life and my nurse thought it was gas.”
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Read MoreAmanda's Story - Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie
"So she finally calls the doctor in. He does a bedside ultrasound. He looks at me and says, 'No heartbeat.'
Tears came down my face. I looked at him and said 'What?'
He said, 'Did you not hear me? Your baby is dead.'"
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Read MoreK.M.'s Story - Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie
"I woke up from my c-section to be told that I had a boy. They would not answer me as to where he was or if he was okay. I asked at least 3 times. It wasn't until I asked if he was alive that they answered that he was okay"
"My records showed that the doctor had performed a cervix check prior to waking me up to announce me needing a c-section. I have no memory of this cervix check. I was asleep, He apparently requested consent from me while I was asleep."
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