Oh, I'm so sorry
The UK is appalling honestly when it comes to birth. When I lodged my complaint against the hospital for my experience they admitted that they know their actions or lack of actions give the people in their care PTSD.
Not sure if the US is actually any better tbh. Though one thing I think they do do well is have nurseries so that new parents can get a bit of rest if they need to. In the UK (if anyone reading doesn't know) that's unheard of, you go through birth and then you're left in sole charge of your baby, regardless of the state you're in. You could be recovering from a c section and still be on your own with baby. High on medication from the birth, alone with baby. I couldn't believe it when I learned that the US actually have that facility, I'm always astonished more tragedies don't happen before we leave the hospital due to exhaustion and dropping or rolling on the baby.
I've read up a lot on so-called 'baby friendly' hospitals in the US and my blood runs cold. The determination to avoid formula use at all costs regardless of the sheer damage it does to mothers and babies.
Birth kinda just sucks all over I guess, though for all its faults I feel enormously lucky that we all have access to the NHS equally.
Birth trauma is awful. Can really rob you of joy with your new baby trying to overcome the anxiety and fear after. Alice will hop on this next and explain that she has extensive symptoms of PTSD from her childbirth experiences where of course both her and the babies almost didn't make it and she has permanent lifelong injuries and the surgeon noticed she was an actor halfway through and dropped his scalpel in shock and awe and then the instruments tray clapped and the midwives asked for an autograph or something like that!