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@Kya thank you Did you deliver / know anyone that has delivered at Fitzrovia or Portland?
The care is not the same, you pay for the full package including consultant lead care. It’s defo not the same food either. I think separately you can just pay for the room, or pay for the whole thing. Not done myself though but my SIL did.
@Kya thank you I’m paying a consultant already Then I pay for the delivery fee at either hospital Which hospital did your SIL deliver at; Portland or Fitzrovia?
I had my baby at the Portland and despite nothing happening according to my birth plan (had to be an emergency c section in the end) I would always do it again. I had my private, quiet room all the time, didn't see any other patients and nurses/midwives came to see me every couple of hours afterwards. I also had more mw appointments and scans during my pregnancy compared to NHS
@Astrid that’s great thank you Did you self pay or were you insured? How many nights did you stay? Did you look at any other private wings? Thank you
I’d highly recommend Dr Jess McMicking. She was at St Thomas’ but she’s moved her clinic to the Portland x
I had insurance from my work and had chosen their midwife lead delivery as I had a very smooth pregnancy. You still get a consultant if needed, which I did. I stayed 3 nights (with my partner). I looked at the Kensington Wing online but after going to an info event at the Portland and doing a hospital tour there, I chose them. (Have to confess I left everything quite late and was already 25 weeks pregnant then) Feel free to message me privately if you got any more questions :)
@Sarah thank you - did you deliver privately?
👍Westminster Women’s Clinic. Happy to discuss xx
@Sarah thank you - unfortunately it’s a bit of a distance from me But did you do consultant led or mid wife led care? What made you decide to deliver privately?
They’ve moved to the Portland Hospital now this year, brand new clinic! I was Consultant led with for Caesarian delivery with Dr Jess McMicking. For me it was too many nhs mess ups in my family sadly. It was also the tail end of Covid and standards were low in maternity care. Our partners weren’t allowed to appointments, hospitals were churning people through fast for backlogs, strikes and we have no family in London. My care was fantastic, I felt unbelievably safe throughout, my husband was there for every step involved, my birth was great and my recovery was just as good. I’ll be doing it again for baby 2. Worth every penny even though we had to save a lot. To me you only have 1 body, you don’t get to replace it and sadly the women in my family had been left with life long issues related to their births. Wasn’t going to be me xx
Hey I delivered my last baby at the Portland and I am now having my second baby at the hospital in August
@Vicki thanks Vicki - I am now booked into the Portland - self funding so dreading the bill at the end - but feel reassured having a consultant led vaginal delivery
@Kya thank you - but you still have to pay for a private delivery at Fitzrovia even though the care is the same?