hi there. just a quickly reply to say i had my dd at Whipps in 2004 and i had a very good birth experience there. the midwife listened to what i wanted and was a great help the whole way through. saying this, i had a very quick birth - just 4 hours from first pain to having my daughter in my arms - with no problems. i have no idea what would have happened if things hadn't gone to plan.
Whipp's didn't do a 12 week scan at all when i was under their care, so we paid for a private one. i don't know if this has changed now.
i know at least 3 other people who gave birth at Whipp's and no horror stories from any of them - think you'll find people have had bad experiences as well as good at most hospitals though. and people always love to tell you things that have gone wrong when you're pregnant .
Whipps was a bit rough round the edges - put me off a bit when i was looking around - but the care was great for me, and that was the most important thing. i think they've modernised the maternity unit since i was there, so it might look slightly more up to date now? oh, they didn't have birthing pools either, so water birth wasn't on the cards - again i don't know if this is still the case.
the only downside is the nurses on the post-natal ward were obviously overworked, so i was pretty much left to my own devices after the birth. there was no real help with breastfeeding correctly, even though i was told to call a nurse if i needed advice. and i had real trouble getting discharged - no-one had time to do the paperwork to let me home. whilst dd was checked over and given the OK at about 12pm it took a further 7 hours and lost of hasselling to get me discharged. we almost walked out before it was done, and this did spoil my stay a little bit.
personally i'd be happy to have more children at Whipps, but no idea what King George is like, so can't compare the two. hopefully someone else will be able to help you there!
good luck with your choice - am sure it will work out wherever you decide to give birth .