In contrast, another woman brought up her partner's negative
experience in the hospital after the transfer:
My partner wasn't kept informed by the midwife during the
emergency situation. He felt lost, panicky, didn't know what
was happening whether the baby was safe etc. No one really
‘looked after’ my partner.
Lack of communication between the birth centre and hospital
influenced experiences of transfer negatively:
The birth centre couldn't communicate with hospital midwives.
It felt tense. The labour experience was very random. I didn't
enjoy my labour at all. I feel regret and resentment towards it.
Talking to the bilingual researcher helped. Maybe all ladies
should be able to talk to somebody about their experience and
what went wrong or right. Having a baby is very traumatic and
wonderful. It is psychological and it is so good to talk through
the experience with someone after the birth.