I would rather give birth in the street than have a baby in Kings - I think the street would probably be far cleaner. I've never known anyone who was happy with their experience of childbirth in Kings. Of the people I've known who have had their babies in Lewisham, most have found it OK. But I thought that women were allowed a fair bit of flexibility in their choice of care during pregnancy, and weren't generally restricted to one or two choices. When I was pregnant, I did some research on all of the local maternity units, and told my GP that I wanted to be cared for by the Mayday Hospital in Croydon. She agreed to this without too much persuasion, and my experience there was fantastic (or as fantastic as giving birth can be!).