Pregnancy Support Unit edinburgh

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Always had a good expirience with them, two scans and suppprt during early pregnancy. They are great and dedicated, well done PSU RI

Not a good service. They do not answer the phone to the pregnancy support unit. My girlfriend is extremely unwell/feels like she may pass out. Bleeding and only 5 weeks pregnant and worried about having a miscarriage. Very bad service. Absolutely shocking actually. We need an appointment to go, but they will not answer the phone. She has tried to phone 87 times now.

I have had a few different experiences with the pregnancy support and clinics here at the hospital. The very first time I went, the nurse was kind and was sympathetic to my situation. The receptionists have always been kind and helpful. One problem, I was put on a 3 month waiting list to get into a clinic. Every time I have had an appointment I have waited an hour or more. (There is a sign apologizing saying it may take 30 minutes, but to ask if there are delays if you wait longer than that. It’s a good sign, but waiting beyond those 30 minutes feels frustrating) For the appointments I had with the clinic, I felt like each doctor didn’t have time for me. I didn’t feel like they tried to sympathize or try to help give me all the treatment possible. (When I was referred to the clinic, I was asked questions so the clinic could have some info. My first appointment the doctor didn’t know anything but my name.) I felt that every visit was very short only lasting ten minutes tops. And they didn’t try to get to know me or my situation. I felt like a number, and on my last visit today I felt that the doctor had an opinion on my case, and didn’t listen to what I said, and then told me that I wouldn’t need any tests done. (That frustrates me because the letter I got before the appointment said that I would be able to have some tests done.) I felt the doctors brushed off what I said, when I felt strongly that I needed help, and that I knew my own body. I felt that they ignored it because I appear to be healthy. (But that’s without them doing any tests at all.)