I went public with DS and am going public again. I found our hospital public system to be wonderful. The midwives were all so lovely and caring. Even though i was in a room with one other person (as it was a busy time of year) it really didnt bother me as we had our own section off kinda areas. Reason im going public is i cant see much difference in public and private except you have to pay a whole lot of money.. money i personally would rather spend on my family.