Interesting. I had DS in a private hospital and received no paperwork. Had DD in public (coz she was prem) and received all the paperwork.. summary of everything that happened.

I take it private hospitals don't even have to do this? Bit like doctors just keeping their own notes on your visits but we never really see our own files?

I felt really strange at the GP's yesterday when she got out Kayla's file with correspondence from the Paed in it.. it's like I was hearing/reading stuff that I never knew! They were basically summaries of our visits, but he kinda just made his observations and wrote to my GP but never really talked to me about anything. (bit different to what we're talking about.. but it did feel strange, and makes me wonder what the notes are on my first birth! even tho I was there and know what happened )

Definitely think we should have easy access to our own information as well as hospital statistics in all areas of health. If I want to know how many amputations there are due to staff infections if i was going in to have an ingrown nail removed.. I should be able to know! Just the same, I'd want to know how many c/s were performed due to intervention if I was going in to have a vaginal birth!