₦airaland Forum

Well, our experiences differ. This same NHS saved my baby and my wife from a near natal fatality. Everything turned emergency during delivery, all of a sudden. As I pressed the emergency buzzer, less than a minute, her room was filled with two consultants and midwives on duty. Before she could get to the theatre, everything was cleared up and set, baby was delivered. Baby was in crisis, not breathing, not responding. At that point stood the paediatric team, headed by a Nigerian doctor and some midwives. My baby was moved to ICU immediately, placed on oxygen till saturation level stabilised. She was revived. The interesting thing is at this time, they were explaining every step to me, detail by detail. Also, amazingly, delivery took just 35-40 mins, with emergency C-section. The had a team of 3 consultants and Paediatric team on standby . The most interesting of all is they everything was free of charge, covered by our Health Insurance and the followed up till mom and daughter fully recovered and we went home in 3 days. The system works. There may be bottlenecks of delay but when the chips are down, it’s handled efficiently and professionally