Juliet Oldfield opens up about the bizarre and heartbreaking experience of giving birth without her husband by her side during the COVID-19 lockdown
April 28, 2020 - 08:51 BST Emmy Griffiths Call the Midwife actress Juliet Oldfield has spoken about the emotional experience of giving birth on her own in hospital due to the coronavirus lockdown. Juliet, who welcomed a healthy baby girl, was encouraged to come to the maternity ward without her husband to minimise the risk of infection and to avoid finding childcare for their eldest daughter, Amelie.
Fighting back tears, the mum-of-two continued:"The hardest point was when we pulled up outside of the hospital and my daughter was confused and said, 'Pay for the car park daddy so we can go in together,' so we explained that we had to say goodbye until the baby arrives and she got emotional because she didn't quite understand. Kissing my husband goodbye was tough to say the least.
Despite the emotional situation, Juliet was full of praise for the hospital staff, particularly her hugely supportive midwife, Lizzy. She said:"The midwives were unbelievable. They were so chatty and happy and upbeat. They couldn't have done more for me. My room had fairy lights and dimmed lighting and all the blinds pulled and made it feel as relaxed as possible... I kept shouting for my midwife Lizzy and she held my hand the whole way through. She was so brilliant.
While Juliet's daughter was delivered safely, unfortunately she had to stay in hospital for two nights after losing blood during labour, meaning that her husband wasn't able to see their newborn daughter on the first day of her life - which was incidentally also on her birthday! "Strangest birthday ever," Juliet joked tearfully."That was quite sad because I really tried my best.
Check out Juliet's Instagram here, and book one of her virtual parties here, where she will be donating a portion of every booking to Kingston Hospital.
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