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Birth at Acuario, Beniarbeig |
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 Thanks to the contributions of our members you will find lots of first-hand experiences of giving birth all over Spain in the Birth Experiences section of our Forum community including Amelie's account of her experience at the Acuario in Beniarbeig as well extra comments from other mums who have also given birth there.
There is a lot of feedback on this particular forum thread so if you are looking for information about this specific clinic you will really benefit from taking a look. Here is some of what you can read from Amelie's account:
"I gave birth at the Acuario in Beniarbeig" by forum member Amelie
After huge consideration, I decided to go private for my daughters birth in Spain, primarily because I was worried about the language barrier, secondly because I'd heard such horror stories about my local "free" hospital and thirdly because this hospital offered the possiblity of a "natural" birth.
I have to say I did have a good experience and a natural birth, although I never made it to the birthing pool in the end!
I have come to the conclusion that it really is best to keep an open mind as I have since heard negative stories about this hospital too!
If anyone is considering using this hospital I would be happy to try and answer any questions to the best of my and a few friends knowledge!
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Birth Stories
I had my 1st baby in the UK with NCT antenatal classes and it went really well with no intervention and just gas and air. I was very nervous about having a baby here as the norm here is generally to have an epidural, drip and often an assisted delivery with, in some hospitals, an 80% episiotomy rate! Yikes!
My son was born in march this year at Virgen Del Rocio hospital in Sevilla. He was 36 weeks gestation and weighed 2160g. It was an unusual and somewhat dramatic birth but the care was good.
I just thought I would write about the birth of my first child as I am thinking getting pregnant again! A little background info – I am 27 living in Madrid with my partner. My baby is 18 months now, and here's his birth story.
I gave birth to my first child on 20th January 2007 at the Costa Del Sol Hospital. It was a fantastic experience and the care could not have been better. I had debated returning to England for the birth, (we are not on the social security system nor do we have private medical insurance) and had also heard horror stories about episiotomies and stirrups!
I am Australian but have lived in Spain for the last 16 years. I had my 2 daughters here in hospital and the emotional trauma has stayed with me since. They are now 12 and 14 years old.