We met our midwife today, well we didn’t actually as she was off, but we did meet her stand in from another practice and a charming trainee.  I felt the meeting went very well on the whole.  Much of the time was taken up with general chit chat, taking histories, bloods etc. and giving us an outline of the process from here on in.  We have chosen to go with the hospital in Livingston, St. John’s, which is a bit quicker for us to get to from here than the alternative which is the Simpson wing at the new Royal Infirmary.  I have it from others who’ve been through the system that the care ratio at St. Johns is better too, so hopefully we’ll be pleased.
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