PGP / SPD My story:

"Baby born two days too soon is left to die Sarah Capewell says her baby, Jayden, lived for two hours after being born at 21 weeks and five days' gestation. Premature baby 'left to die' by doctors after mother gives birth just two days before 22-week care limit (dailymail.co.uk, 08 September 2009) Bereaved mother's campaign against medical guidelines that allow premature babies to die (telegraph.co.uk, 05 September 2009) Premature ‘little fighter’ challenges abortion limit (30 June 2009) Sextuplets mum ignored doctors' abortion advice (15 June 2009) Healthy baby born after mum was told to abort (26 March 2009) Mum slams abortion law as 23-week baby lives (07 January 2009) Wednesday, 9 September 2009 A young mother watched her baby son die in her arms after doctors refused to help because he was born two days too soon and therefore ‘just a foetus’. Sarah Capewell gave birth to Jayden after 21 weeks and five days of pregnancy. But doctors refused her desperate pl...

On the 5th of August, a few things had happened since the enquiries. I am 23 weeks pregnant exactly today. My midwife was reluctant to make home visits in the first place and now I am seeing my consultant (who is now back from holiday) on Monday 10th August, my midwife has stated he will see to my ante-natal care. (Feel like her hands have been washed from me? ...yeah) So will I ever meet my midwife this pregnancy?? It is looking more and more unlikely. I still need to sort out a MatB1 form or something for SMP, get some stockings (as suggested by my Occupational Therapist 'E') and sort a few more things out like parentcraft/ante-natal classes. Luckily this time transport has been arranged via my GP for the 10th August. I will have to see what Consultant says in regards to referrals, as my midwife has said that PGP is more or less untreatable despite what page 77 of the NHS free book to all first time mothers states in black and white. So confused. I am anxious and scared as I...

On the 4th August 2009 I contacted my GP and Consultant (I am under shared care in regards to pregnancy care). GP stated that they cannot refer me to such people on NHS. I phoned back GP was in meeting so I left the message that according to the NHS book you can.... Let Consultant's secretary know what was going on etc, and was shocked to find how clueless she was in regards to SPD and PGP and she took all the hope I had left from me by saying in all the time she has worked for Consultant she has never seen him refer anyone in association with PGP/SPD and I had to give her a lot of info about it including the website address for the NHS book. Less hopeful.... Just want my life back a.s.a.p.