New mum Cherelle with baby Valentina and her midwife Nikola at the Whittington - Credit: Whittington Health Whittington Health is to invest "over £1m" in its maternity services. Announced on International Day of the Midwife on May 5, the bosses at the Archway hospital have revealed plans for a "maternity transformation programme". Investment in maternity services at the Whittington has long been mooted as part of its long-term estates strategy, and now the hospital has freed up cash to invest in its staff and facilities. NHS staff from the Whittington Hospital were without water when a huge leak appeared on Hornsey Lane