A mum-to-be was left horrified after a mouse was seen running around on a hospital maternity. Kirsty Groves is due to give birth to her second child in three weeks time.
However she was admitted to Croydon University Hospital on Wednesday after developing a serious throat infection. But she's been left worried about returning for the birth of her child after spotting the rodent in the corner of her room, reports My London.
The 19-year-old is currently in a private room in the maternity triage unit. Her partner Anton Cundall, 21, filmed the mouse as it ran around and sent it to Kirsty's mum Louisa Groves. Louisa, 42, said her daughter now worries about returning to the hospital to have her baby.
The Croydon hospital said it has a dedicated pest control team which deal with reported incidents. But Louisa said more needed to be done.
She said: "This is worrying her. Now she's seen this does she really want to go back to Croydon? It is going to put her off going back to hospital.
"She mentioned it to the staff and they didn't seem bothered about it at all. They sent me the video of it running around and you can hear how scared she is.
"I feel disgusted, it needs to be more hygienic. Pregnant women shouldn't have to experience or see that."
It is not the first time rodents have been spotted in the London Road hospital. In February another young woman said she was "traumatised" after spotting a mouse running around a ward.
A spokesperson for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust said: "We would like to apologise to Miss Groves for her experience. We have strict procedures in place to ensure that high standards of cleanliness are maintained on our wards, including regular deep cleans and dedicated pest control services, who deal with any reported incidents promptly and ensure every precaution is undertaken to prevent access"
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