Private or NHS?

[buntybanana]

I wonder if anyone has any recent experiences of going private (especially at the Lindo Wing)?

We're considering going private for a variety of reasons & want to make the decision early (currently TTC). I know that NHS emergency care is always the best quality, but since Covid and the recent state of the NHS I've become concerned. I have two friends that are midwives at the NHS hospital I would be at if we decided not to go private. They've shared harrowing experiences with me and confided that it's becoming dangerous for patients because they're so overworked, tired & understaffed. There have been several extremely worrying situations regarding women and their babies health. Additionally, I know I want an epidural and apparently it's just luck of the draw at this point and there might not be anyone available to provide this.

I'm late 20s with no health problems & currently it wouldn't be impossible for us financially to go private, but it wouldn't be easy. This might change as my husband's company are currently sorting out private health insurance for both is us, but not sure what it would cover. I wonder if anyone could share any recent experiences with me?

I couldn't afford to go private so my comment might be pointless but I just gave birth last week nhs and last June in peak of the pandemic also my care both times were nothing short of incredible

@Rainbow123456789 that sounds ideal, do you mind me asking if that's in London?

25k just for pregnancy/delivery 😱😱😱

And i thought getting myself a doula was a luxury 😂

@destiEos , I haven't booked them yet, but it’s a website called
privatemidwives.com/about-us/
It looks like they can get to anywhere in the UK, do at home or hospital births. Reading through it, it made me realise it was what I think I wanted most.
I’m not fussed about the aftercare part at the hospital in terms of sharing rooms or how long/short they keep us there. It made me realise I wanted someone(the same person) with me through the birth who knows what I want and don’t want and will stick to it where feasible. So it seems like a good middle ground between nhs and private.
I might add, I havnt contacted them yet but have read through numerous reviews on their website x