Sorry for the very specific and London-centric thread, but I wonder if anyone has any recent experiences of maternity services at either UCLH or Whittington? Seen some other threads but they seem old/pre-pandemic.
I'm based in North London and my GP has asked for me to pick between the two for antenatal care and delivery, having just found out I'm pregnant. I'm honestly feeling a bit lost.
I had my IVF treatment through Guy's and St Thomas' and really rated the care - but that can be up to an hour's taxi ride which doesn't seem sensible?? (Can you tell it's my first pregnancy...).
On the one hand, Whittington is closer (10 mins vs 30 mins taxi ride) but we had some poor recent experiences in Whittington A&E, UCLH seems much more modern, is a teaching hospital with world-renowned doctors, etc.
I'm not wedding to a particular kind of birth but would like to be in a safe, calm and clean environment (in so far as is possible in a central London hospital...!). I'd prob try for the birth centre first in either case.
Feels like a major decision when I'm still not able to fully accept I'm even pregnant yet!