Lying In VS Hospital

For first time mommies or first baby, is it really not reliable to go to a Lying In Clinics to give birth? Setting aside the financial state of the patient or the mom, do you guys think Lying In Clinics cannot provide adequate facilities and service to the moms / patient when giving birth? Most of the articles and comment sections I've read, they said some public hospitals provide the same service that Lying In Clinics could give. But of course, we all know that the more we pay for a high rate of service in a hospital, we could expect better and safe service and facilities from them. Any thoughts?