And RuthB, re: fingers in ears on bad experiences of Lewisham, while Elizabeth25's experience sounds horrific, 3 years is a long time in the life of a hospital, and her experience sounds completely at odds (thank goodness) to the one that we had a less than 3 months ago. It certainly seems that they've pulled their socks up since then. My wife also had a C-Section and found the staff very helpful, attentive and forthcoming with good advice, particulalry about breastfeeding. In short, I don't think you need to be too concerned about choosing Lewisham.