Lanarkshire mum opens up about pain of hearing other women give birth hours after losing baby
Lynsey Hamilton is exclusively sharing her story after frustrations over the slow progress in getting a dedicated baby loss unit in Wishaw Hospital open.
A Lanarkshire mum is opening up about her experience of losing a baby in hospital and then hearing other mums give birth just hours later.
Last week we told you campaigner Louise Caldwell from East Kilbride claims she has been left in the dark by health bosses about plans to open a dedicated baby loss ward in Wishaw Hospital.
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The space would be a place for families to grieve for their stillborn child, privately, while women get the medical help they need.
Lynsey Hamilton exclusively told Greatest Hits Radio: "In January, I gave birth to my little girl - Carys - who was stillborn at 38 weeks and I had to be sectioned then moved back to the labour ward.
"I spent a few days in the same place and I could hear other mums giving birth."
Haunting screams of hearing other women give birth
In a statement last week, bosses at NHS Lanarkshire blamed soundproofing work and a lack of soft furnishings for the delays for the unit being up and running.
Lynsey who is a Scottish Labour and CO-OP councillor for Clydesdale West says it was extremely traumatic and she'll never forget the screams coming from the other mums.
Her husband Bradley also faced the pain of walking in and out the labour ward seeing other new families with their babies.
She added: "The night after I gave birth to Carys, I could hear devastating screams and I mentioned it to the midwife afterwards who told me that was another woman losing a baby.
"That haunting sound will stay with me."
Calls to work with families who have lived experience of baby loss
Scottish Labour MSP Monica Lennon has been a vocal supporter for these specialised wards in hospitals across the country.
She said: "It is really important we listen and learn from families with lived experience of baby loss.
"This is often made more traumatic by seeing other people with their newborns.
"I will keep supporting the campaigners, including Louise Caldwell, who has really led the way on this, but it touches the lives of so many people."
A spokesperson for NHS Lanarkshire said: We can only apologise again for the delay.
"While the majority of the works are complete there are still some essential works that need to take place (nothing to do with the soft furnishings) before the suite is operational.
"We are hoping these final jobs will be completed very soon."