We had a disappointing experience and did not feel like active participants in decisions made in relation to my labour, which has left us feeling negatively about our son’s birth. Our birth preferences were never discussed with us when we arrived at the Rosie Birth Centre (even if only to explain why they couldn’t be accommodated), and we still don’t know why we were unable to have our baby in the Rosie Birth Centre (where we were booked). Conversations happened around us, not with us, and communication was either non-existent or ineffective. I was left to labour in an unpleasant room in the Delivery Unit, in an environment and position I in no way felt comfortable in, without understanding why certain decisions were being made in relation to my care and what was happening. This was distressing. We did not feel informed in any meaningful way. When I visited triage on a Sunday following complications post-birth, I was talked about (not with) while I was in sight and in hearing distance, challenged on why I had attended The Rosie (rather than my local hospital which had refused to see me because I gave birth at The Rosie) and treated with unkindness at a vulnerable time in my life. Generally, very few members of staff introduced themselves (those who did stood out) and doors were left open while examinations were taking place and private conversations happening. Our antenatal care at The Rosie was excellent by comparison, which only served to underscore how negative our birth and post-birth experience was.