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St Thomas, St Mary, UCH or Queen Charlotte!!!!!!!!???????????

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apelsinnka · 14/10/2010 13:19

I am seeing my GP in 1.3 hrs and I am completely lost where I want to go for birth!!! I went to see Queen Charlotte, ok-ish, I really liked the birthing centre at St Mary but their main ward didn't look nice. St Thomas and UCH didn't let me come and see, but I saw the private unit at St Thomas and got an impression, all looks good but it's the furtherst for me.
St Mary and Hammersmith were both rated horrible in a Telegraph review back in 2008, St Thomas very well, UCH - fair...
I am absolutely lost now!!! Can anyone comment?
Did anyone see any other reviews articles which are more recent??
Please help!!!!

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Yummygummybear · 14/10/2010 13:52

Is the Queen Charlotte next to Scrubs?

My SIL had a not so great experience there earlier this year... not deadly but she wasn't impressed with the care or midwives.

apelsinnka · 14/10/2010 13:59

it's between white city and east acton tube stations. thank you!

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TRL · 14/10/2010 14:32

Prob too late and yr on yr way to the GP but why not Chelsea & Westminster? I've had 4 with C & W, 3 there and 1 with their homebirth team. The first three labours were all fairly traumatic for different reasons and the labour midwives were FANTASTIC every time. Another plus for C & W in my book is that I've never waited more than 10 mins for an appt including scans which I know from friends is rare amongst London hospitals.

Postnatally, like all London hospitals they've had issues of understaffing and abrupt 'care' which they're trying to deal with - given the state I'm in postnatally, they'd be hard pressed to give me enough kid-glove care in my book (I'm too nervous to wait my turn) hence I had the last baby at home. I genuinely think that's as much to do with the state I'm in post-birth the understaffing. C & W also has fab cafes etc close by for supplementing hospital food which Charlotte's certainly doesn't have.

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