RHW Women's Experience of Maternity Care

Your experience - We would love your feedback

The staff at the RHW are gathering information about the service we provide in order to find out if we are meeting the expectations of the women who entrust their care to us, and so that we can continue to improve our services and meet the needs of our community. We would value your opinion but you are not obliged to complete the survey. If you would like to contribute to our evaluation we have developed a short, anonymous survey for you to complete online at www.seslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/rhw.  Please be assured that your email address will not be identified so that any comments you make cannot be linked back to you.
Whether your care was provided by the hospital midwives, doctors, your local GP, by one midwife or a small group of midwives (Midwifery Group Practice), all information you provide about you, your care, your experiences and your baby, is important to us.
If you have any complaints or concerns about any aspect of your care that you would like addressed personally please feel free to contact the complaints officer on 9382 6822 or via: SESLHD-RHWfeedback.health.nsw.gov.au. Any complaint you make will be treated in confidence and investigated fully and you will be informed of the outcome.
This survey should take about 10-15minutes to complete.
If you, or a family member or friend would like the opportunity to become engaged with the RHW Community Advisory Committee please visit  http://www.seslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/rhw/consumer.asp or call 9382 6846 for further information.
 

Thank you from the midwifery staff of the RHW
1.How did you arrange your first appointment at the hospital?
2.How easy was it to arrange your first appointment?
Very easy
Very hard
3.Who provided most of your care during pregnancy?
4.I always felt my worries, anxieties or concerns about the pregnancy and my baby were taken seriously.
Agree strongly
Disagree strongly
5.I was always given an active say in decisions about my care in pregnancy.
Agree strongly
Disagree strongly
6.Did staff introduce themselves to you?
Yes
No
7.If you attended antenatal classes, which classes did you attend?
Tick all applicable
8.During labour and birth were you cared for by a midwife you had met during pregnancy?
Yes
No
9.How many midwives looked after you altogether during your labour and birth?
10.During labour I was always kept informed about what was happening.
Agree strongly
Disagree strongly
11.I was always given an active say in decisions about my care during labour and birth.
Agree strongly
Disagree strongly
12.I felt that care during labour and birth was provided in a competent way.
Agree strongly
Disagree strongly
13.My privacy needs were well respected during the labour and birth
Agree strongly
Disagree strongly
14.During your labour, were you able to move around and choose the position that made you most comfortable
15.When looking back at labour and birth I was prepared for the events that occurred during labour.
Very well prepared
Not very well prepared
16.How was your baby born?
17.Were you encouraged to place your baby skin-to-skin as soon as possible after birth?
Yes
No
Not possible
18.Did you or your partner have skin-to-skin contact as soon as possible?
Yes
No
Not possible
19.Were you given the opportunity to discuss your labour and birth with your midwife or doctor before you left the hospital?
Yes
No
20.In your opinion was your stay in hospital after the birth....
21.Did you feel supported by the midwives with your feeding choice for your baby?
Agree strongly
Disagree strongly
22.Overall, how satisfied were you with the advice given to you on feeding your baby?
Satisfied
Not satisfied
23.Were you involved in the staff handover of your care between shifts
Yes
No
Antenatal
Birthing Suite
Postnatal
24.Did you see the benefit of being involved?
Yes
No
25.Did you watch the education videos on the bedside TV?
Yes
No
26.Did you watch the breastfeeding information on the screens in the public areas of the hospital?
Yes
No
27.Did you know you can access the breastfeeding information on the RHW website?
Yes
No
28.I was given the advice I needed about how to look after my baby.
Agree strongly
Disagree strongly
29.I was given the information I needed about my baby's health and progress.
Agree strongly
Disagree strongly
30.I was given the information I needed about my own health and recovery after birth.
Agree strongly
Disagree strongly
31.How long did you stay in hospital after your baby was born?
32.Overall, how would you describe the care you received in hospital.
Very good
Very poor
33.Any additional comments