Newmum40,
CONGRATULATIONS on the birth of your baby.

I can imagine the emotions that you are feeling.

I would like to suggest another way of tackling this problem. I would visit your gp. Ask her/him for a copy of your blood results through the pregnancy. Your gp has access to all of these on line from the pathologist. It is just a matter of your gp pressing print.

You can ask her/him if any of your results were abnormal. This is your right. We all have right to our medical files and results. If your bloods were not indicative of cholestasis then you can take further action with the facts in your hand. You can then put in writing a request to the obstetrician for a copy of your file to be released to you. If you are in the public system then there is a form that you will fill out. You do not need to give a reason.

Some doctors do play silly games. This however is litagous - only a very foolish or very arrogant medical practitioner would do something like this.

If you were induced after being informed you had a condition that can be proved did not have (pathology can and will prove this one) you can then take this much further.

Maternity Coalition is a great place to start - however this may be a battle that youdon't feel you can wage right at this moment. At least you will have the results and you can tackle it after you and your new baby have settled in some.

I undertand that you need some closure to this. I believe that closure is very important in order to move forward to another birth or indeed to be able to reflect happily on the birth that you did have.

I had the file from my first birth released through Freedom of Information - it was a simple process and you do not have to present to the hospital/obstetrician in order for it to happen.

If you need any help or support I would be happy to be there for you...