A pregnant woman has claimed she’s being served horrendously unappetizing meals in tiny portions in the maternity ward of a New Zealand hospital.
Jamie N’Ngira Craig says she’s been dished up a variety of sloppy concoctions since being admitted to Hutt Valley’s maternity ward on Wednesday.
Her friend took to Facebook for advice on Friday, sharing a photo of one of the meals and asking if the grimy feed was the type usually served up to expectant mothers.
‘Is this normal? This was served for lunch at the Hutt Hospital in the maternity ward,’ Maylin Patu wrote.
A photo of vegetable meal and one slice of white bread featured in the post, prompting outrage from social media users. The Hutt Hospital has been contacted for comment.
Jamie N’Ngira Craig says she’s been dished a variety of sloppy concoctions since being admitted to Hutt Valley’s maternity ward on Wednesday
Many people expressed their disgust at the ‘p**s poor outrageous’ food, with several comparing it to what would be served in jail.
‘You get 1000× better food than that in prison and way more of it,’ one social media user wrote.
‘Food is better in jail than what they serve in hospitals and retirement homes,’ another added.
Her friend took to Facebook for advice on Friday, sharing a photo of one of the meals and asking if the grimy feed was the type usually served up to expectant mothers
Mrs Craig left her meals untouched after her horrendous taste and visual experience
Mrs Craig told Daily Mail Australia she tried to stomach the unpalatable food, but was left ‘starving’ after being unable to swallow the hard vegetables.
‘I tried the veges at lunch and they were still hard. So didn’t touch it after that. And I tried the dinner it tasted yum but it was only like 5 mouthfuls let’s be real,’ she said.
The 24-year-old pointed out her distasteful meal to one of the hospital staff, but ‘gave up’ complaining when contractions began.
‘I just said…’look at my lunch it’s disgusting’, and she was real nice (didn’t look) and said ‘yeah nah I like hospital food it tastes good’.’
‘I just gave up and had some contractions.’
An equally unappetizing looking dinner was allegedly served to a patient who had been ‘waiting all day’ at New Zealand’s Waikato hospital
A Hutt Valley District Health Board spokeswoman said small meals were often served to expectant mothers.
‘Without knowing the full details of this woman’s situation – we can say that prior to labour we often serve lighter meals to make labour more comfortable or in case a cesarean is required. This may explain why she’s been served small portions.
‘We apologise to her if this was not explained properly. We’d be happy to talk this over with her so we can improve.
‘We certainly make sure that woman are well-fed after labour and have extra food and meals on hand if needed.’
The post prompted a wave of mothers to share similar experiences of their unsatisfactory hospital feeds.
An equally unappetizing looking dinner was allegedly served to a patient who had been ‘waiting all day’ at New Zealand’s Waikato Hospital.
‘That is absolutely disgusting. Doesn’t matter whether she is still pregnant or already given birth, a mother needs a substantial meal. I am honestly shocked that they have the nerve to serve that to anyone in a hospital let alone a maternity ward,’ someone wrote.
Another new mother claimed she had been at the Hutt Valley hospital just one week prior in the maternity ward and was served a full English breakfast.
Another new mother claimed she had been at the Hutt Valley hospital just one week prior in the maternity ward and was served a full English breakfast