I had DS2 at Kingston 13 days ago.
Antenatal care was through the Fountain Community Midwives - this was good and by dint of having apps on the same day every time I actually saw the same MW at all apps except once when she was on leave.
Scans and first booking and GTT were at the hospital - generally okay but lots of waiting.
In the last week of pg I had to go into maternity triage once which was fine care was good but again I had to wait a long time.
Day before birth I saw a consultant re going post-42 weeks - consultant/MW fine but again long waits as there is a first come first seen system in operation.
I gave birth on the Malden Suite, but only just -DS2 was born 5 mins after we arrived so I can't say much about the care in labour but the delivery was great, everybody was very calm despite the dramatic entrance we made. Post natally we spent 5 or so hours on Malden Suite and the care from the MW's and the Midwife Support Assts was really good.
DS2 was found to have an infection, so he was taken to the Neonatal unit briefly. The medical care for him from the peadiatric doctors was fantastic. Due to the infection, we ended up staying on the Transitional Care postnatal ward for 5 nights/ 6 days. The medical care for DS2 was fantastic over that time (he was with me on the ward, not on Neonatal, but he did make some trips back there when there were concerns).
Post natal was about as bad as I thought it might be - we tried to get an amenity room but there were non available - these are not separate dedicated rooms, they are just the single rooms on post natal which might be needed for other patients, so i ended up on a 4 bed ward. There were a couple of fantastic MWs and MSAs and a couple of bad ones as well.
BF advice is appalling - very keen on giving formula top ups, inconsistent advice, incorrect advice etc. There seems to be a new point at which there is concern over weight loss in a newborn -7% as opposed to the more usual 10%, which seems to have become the Kingston standard in the last few months - but I am going to have a rant elsewhere about that. Food wise, having had 6 days experience, breakfast is dire, lunch and supper are generally ok. Bathrooms are revolting.
Parking charges are a nightmare, you can get a parking pass for 24 hrs for £6, but you can only get one of those (I.e. for the day you go in in labour).
Discharge can take forever - one lady was told she would be discharged at 1 but the paperwork didn't get done until the night shift came on, so she didn't leave until after 9 at night. I was told I would be discharged by 3pm, ended up not leaving until 8pm, as the afternoon MW raised a concern about me so ended up having blood tests / the OB doctor look at me (nothing more than stress after 6 days in hospital away from an ill DS1 and a developing cold).
Post natally I was seen by West Middlesex / St Helier MWs - fine but perfunctory care.
I was originally due to have a home birth with the community MWs, which was all signed off fine, but I changed my mind on where I wanted to deliver in the end.
Feel free to PM me if you want any further info.