Reading between the lines I think the main issue is one of language, being instructed to do or not do something at such a crucial time in a language you cannot speak or understand is an issue.

If you cannot communicate in Spanish my advice to any expat is don’t come, but like lemins they still throw themselves into the thick of it and give up within a few months.

If it is a language issue and there is no english speakers, I would start to seriously consider staying in the UK, plans though don’t always work out though.

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hiya lovely I have had two children in Spain, and one in my home country, I will be honest if you cannot speak the language you may find it not as spiritual or directed as you may otherwise wish, but as the others say the actual health care is very good, we had many complications throughout pregnancies but where dealt with professionally, the standard of the doctors and consultants are excellent, however the nurses are not what I would expect from a health care provider. Their is now good grants for people having children (not available when we had ours)
I wish you good health and a wonderful pregnancy

Hi Roo,
I just found this site, and I was looking through the introductions when I saw your post and I just had to answer.  I’m an American, married to a Spaniard, and I have three children, all born here in Spain (Pamplona).  My experience with the whole pregnancy and childbirth process was excellent, and I think you should feel confident that things will turn out just fine.  I don’t know if things are very different in Galicia as far as hospitals and doctors go, but I had mine in a public hospital and everyone on the hospital staff was very professional and efficient.  The only thing that I could complain about was the laxness of visiting hours.  I was in a shared room, and with my first daughter the woman next to me constantly had people in the room…her granny even tried to give me advice on how to breastfeed properly.  I look back now and laugh because it’s just one of those funny anecdotes that I now tell my daughter, who is almost 15, but at the time I was just a little annoyed.  But aside from that, I don’t have any other complaints, and that was just a minor thing.  Anyway, I just wanted to say congratulations, relax, and enjoy this wonderful moment in your life.  I hope everything goes smoothly for you and that your experience will be as positive as mine was.