A former midwife at the Mackay Base Hospital says she feared giving birth after her time in the obstetrics department.
The woman, who no longer works at the hospital, raised concerns before an external review of the department was announced.
It followed revelations by the ABC that several women had complained about complications after caesareans.
In the email, seen by the ABC, the worker said she was "bound by a broken system" and had developed her own "fear surrounding birth".
More women come forward
The midwife's comments came as several other women shared their concerns at a town hall meeting organised by the LNP last week.
Amy Lou Puddy told the meeting she went into labour with her son Nate in March and attended the Mackay Base Hospital.
After a difficult period in labour, she agreed to have a caesarean.
"It was about halfway through that I turned to my partner and said I can feel something on my left-hand side," she said.
"Within seconds I was throwing up from the pain.
Ms Puddy said the next morning she was informed that an artery near her womb had been ruptured during the surgery.
"That was what I was feeling during the procedure," she said.
Ms Puddy said she had been left with post-traumatic stress disorder after the incident.
Complaints will be heard
Mackay Hospital and Health Service chief executive Lisa Davies Jones said that in the week since a dedicated phone line was set up and a review of obstetrics and gynaecology services ordered, about 80 people had made contact.
"What we want to do is ensure that every woman's had an opportunity, if she's got any concerns, to have those heard and they're part of the review," she said.
Ms Davies Jones said once the terms of reference for the review were finalised, they would be released to the public.
She said she expected the review could take two to three months, but that it would be up to the review panel to guide the timeframe.
"Professor Edward Weaver and Dr Greg Duncombe have been commissioned to lead the review which will start in the first week of November," she said.
"Both are independent of Mackay HHS and extremely well credentialed in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology.
Professor of Midwifery at Griffith University, Mary Sidebotham, has also been appointed to the review.
"As a registered midwife/nurse with more than 35 years' experience I am confident Dr Sidebotham (PhD) has the expertise for this role," Ms Davies Jones said.
Community concerns
The LNP said it held last Thursday's town hall meeting in Mackay to hear further concerns from members of the public and health workers.
Opposition leader David Crisafulli said similar events in other towns uncovered "harrowing" stories.
"What's been the most powerful thing about all of this is the people who work within the system," he said.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she was concerned about the experiences several women had reported at the hospital.
"I'd like to see the results when that review is complete," she said.
A spokesperson for the group Maternity Choices Australia, which provides support to mothers and pregnant women, says they have been contacted by people who say they were pressured into surgery, despite other options being available.
They said women felt they were being seen as a passive participant in their own birth experience and health care and they had heard "more stories than they can count", with the number exploding since last week.
The phone line for feedback about obstetric and gynaecological services is (07) 4885 6244 and is staffed Monday to Friday between 8:30am and 4:30pm.
