A young mum who went through labour "terrified and alone" has been left furious after finding out that the Prime Minister and other government officials were "nursing a hangover" the day she had to give birth in a dark hospital room.
Rosa Maryon, 26, was forced to say goodbye to her partner at the door of the maternity ward, before being left in alone in a room for over three hours by an overworked midwife.
The first-time mum was left inconsolable, without pain relief and with no-one at her bedside as the strained nursing team struggled to care for other patients, the Mirror reports.
She went from 1cm dilated to 9cm over the course of three and half hours, without any idea when a midwife would be in to check on her, struggling through the tough labour alone.
It was May 21, 2020 when her baby girl Esme was born, the day after Boris had a Bring Your Own Booze party at Downing Street with more than 100 people.
Speaking to the Mirror, Rosa who is a PHD student and lecturer at the University of the West of England, said: "I was terrified and by myself and they were all nursing a hangover.
"It really makes me angry.
"There are so many people who did their bit, we stood outside a church for a funeral of a 13-year-old when only a few mourners were allowed inside, I went through a tough labour alone.
"Every single person made huge sacrifices, we saw it as the right thing to do, it was like a national effort, and they were partying and thinking we are all mugs."
Rosa had been dropped at the doors of Heath Hospital in Cardiff by her child's father Fabian, as they had been told he would only be allowed in during "active labour".
She had already attended scans and midwife appointments alone, but was devastated to learn she would not have any emotional support during the earlier stages of labour.
Rosa added: "I was having contractions every 30 seconds and when the midwife came back to check on me I was 9cm dilated and she said to call my partner."
Esme's dad Fabian managed to race to the hospital to see his daughter arrive, but only got 60 minutes inside the hospital before leaving Rosa and Esme alone again.
She added: "I went through 98% of my labour with no pain relief, no partner and no support."
Rosa said that she feels so scarred by her birthing experience she said she would need counselling before even considering having another child.
"You need an advocate and emotional support, and I didn't get that.
"You do wonder if Carrie [Boris Johnson's wife] was alone when she gave birth."
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