PGP / SPD My story:

(HEADER:) BIRTHING PLAN (MY NAME IS HERE) PAGE 1 OF 2. D.O.B: --/--/---- BABY DUE DATE: --/--/---- NHS NUMBER: ----------- UNIT/HOSPITAL NUMBER: ------- CONSULTANT: (NAME HERE) MIDWIFE: (NAME HERE) (HOSPITAL NAME HERE) HOSPITAL BIRTHING POOL PLEASE NOTE : I HAVE SYMPHYSIS PUBIS DYSFUNCTION (SPD): This means that the joints in my pelvis are unstable and painful and I need 24/7 care as I am in a wheelchair and immobile. Clexane injections daily due to stop at week 39: 25 th November 2009. There are certain things that are recommended and certain things that I cannot do during labour and birth; this is to avoid anything that may cause damage to my pelvic joints . These are outlined in this birthing plan: BIRTH AND LABOUR: I am in a wheelchair and immobile due to SPD. Clexane 20mg injections have been daily self-administered and are/should be stopped at week 39 in preperation for birth: 25.1...

"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...

It was last saturday, I had a problem when I gave myself my Clexane injection into my left thigh, it was extremely painful and abmormal. I had administered it more than 14 times and never had any problems, I phoned urgent care centre as there was a lump present too and my mam was concerned. (My midwife's phone was switched off). Having told them I was under the care of my parents and at their home and having phoned from a different landline number to mine, I was waiting for her to call me back to state whether or not I could have a home visit. I had told her I was pregnant and had SPD. She sent two standard nurses to my home address whom woke up my husband who had been on a nightshift. He was scared hoping I was ok. I assured him I was just getting a check up and some advice as to where to inject 'tomorrow' etc. He gave them my parents address. 2 hours later I had heard nothing so phoned urgent care who said abrubtly and impatiently that they had passed it over to the nurse...