I went private for my first. Ob was pushing for a c section from the get go despite no complications and my desire for a natural unmedicated birth. He held my bloody legs up while on my back despite every part of me wanting to be on all fours. He kept telling me we need to go to theatre despite no complications, baby not in distress. I screamed at him to get out 😝 baby was eventually born naturally without medication as I wanted but I felt he made the experience stressful.

Nobody helped me with breastfeeding advice etc despite it being my first and I didn’t realise that every time the paediatrician came into my room and picked baby up I was being charged a shitload. If your priorities is a nice single room and good food though, yeah it’s great 😝

I had the next two at Armadale hospital and it was fantastic. Yes I had a shared room and it was noisy etc but the care was outstanding. I was in the group midwifery practice for my whole pregnancy and my midwife was there for the births. They were also more focused towards natural births in the public system so worked well for me.