Delivery at Canossa VS Adventist. Any advice?

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AnitaC

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Hi girls, I live in Sham Tseng in the NT. My doctor only goes to Canossa, Adventist and the Sanatorium. I am choosing between Canossa and Adventist because I heard they are more western.

It looks like Canossa is better then Adventist in terms of location for me, and cost is not a problem to me. I just wonder if any you can share your experience with me.

I would like the baby to be roomed with me. Do they do that in Canossa or Adventist? What is the semi-private room like? What are the nurses like?

I am only 9 weeks pregnant, so I still have time to think about it. But if I can make a decision soon, it would just be one big thing done. I hope you can help.

Many thanks in advance.

Anita
 
Hi,

I have toured the Adventist, Canossa and Matilda- and the only one so far that has said they allow babies to room with Mum is the Matilda.
I reccomend that you make an appointment to tour both hospitals- the rooms are very similar, and the nurses seem nice in both from what we could see.
I am trying to decide between Matilda and Adventist- the only reason why Adventist is still in the running because we live in DB, and so am just thinking distance wise.
 
at Canossa, they'll only let the baby room with you if you have a private room.

i stayed at a semi-private room, they are functional enough - shared bathroom with your room mate, each bed has its own flat screen tv, 2 sets of sinks, safe for your valuables, wardrobe, shared fridge etc.

the labour room which you don't get to see on the tour is spacious, modern and you also get to watch tv there too if you want. they'll even let you order in lunch.

no complaints about the care i received from the nurses, but then i'm fairly low maintenance in general
 
I had my little girl at the Adventist. I had a private room as I wanted my husband to be able to stay. My baby stayed with me during the day but went into the nursery at night, they nurses bought her to me for breast feeding. This way I managed to get some sleep. I highly recommend the Adventist as it was clean, the food was good with plenty of choice. The staff were helpful and friendly from the cleaners, to the nurses and doctors. Even when I left the hospital. They have a nursery number so if you are unsure about something, they are happy for you to call up and ask them. Which I did a number of times.
 
Thanks Bekyboo44, Cha Cha & BLC

Thanks girls! I appreciate very much your instant response and sharing your experience with me.

It sounds both Canossa and Adventist are very good hospitals. If the baby is not going to be roomed with me with Semi-private room, then I will take Bekyboo's advice to take a tour to both hospitals.

I will probably go to Canossa, especialy seeing Cha Cha's positive comment. It is probably easier for me from Sham Tseng in the NT, and my parents-in-law (going to visit me from the UK) know their way round the mid-levels.

I would love to take a private room like BLC but my insurance cover is only up to HKD40,000. A private room package will be too expensive for me.

Could you please share your experience with me regarding husbands? Could your husbands stay with you at the same room before labour? I suppose support from your husband is very important when you have to go through so much pain. How long is he allowed to stay with you at night?

It is my first baby. I bet I will need a lot of support from my husband's support.

I thank everyone's help and sharing in advance.
 
AnitaC,

because i was admitted at 3am in the morning, after my husband handled all the admin aspect he was sent home because we chose a semi-private room and he would have disturbed my room mate if he had stayed. i was admitted because my waters had broke and had only very light contractions, the nurses told me to try and sleep. i even managed to have a shower and wash my hair after breakfast, just ask the ward helpers for a hairdryer.

although the official visiting hours were 9am-9pm, my husband was back at the hospital probably before 8am. if its time to go into the labour room, then husbands are allowed in with you. in fact they can come and go quite freely. the only time he was sent out was when i was having the epidural administered.

i used to send my husband home (we live nearby) so that i could rest and he could rest and get proper meals because i was well taken care of at the hospital. i felt he needed his strength aswell because i would need to rely on him more once i got home.
 
Hi girls

I'm planning to having a baby and doing some research for the maternity insurance. In this geobaby forum, I saw so many mom have the maternity insurance. Any mom can tell me, where can I buy this maternity insurance? or this is your company benefit? My company benefit did not cover the maternity insurance. Is this good for buy it by myself ?
 
hi moms - for those who stayed at the Adventist..did you stay at the one in the HK island or in Tsuen Wan? I live in NT, so am curious about the service in the one in Tsuen Wan.
 
Adventist on HK side was great in terms of allowing my husband to be with me all the time. I had an elective C-section into which he was allowed and was not asked to leave at any point. He stayed with me all day (in a 4 bed ward) and ordered meals from the menu to be delivered with mine; the cost was just added onto the bill. In fact, he went up to the nursery with our newborn while I had to wait to be checked over, or something.

In all other aspects, I was very happy with the Adventist.
 
Hi!

I am new to this so, hello everyone! I am so glad to have found this forum, I have not lived in Hong Kong for long and know very few people outside work!

I have decided on Adventist - in 4 bed room - was in packed out ward with first (Lily 23 months) so this will seem like luxury by comparison!

Unless anyone more experienced in having babies in Hong Kong can tell me otherwise ... ??
 
Cha Cha,

Thanks for sharing your experience. You are right. I will be well looked after at the hospital anyhow. I should just let me husband rest well.

Then, it sounds even the 4 bed ward is ok then! Wow, what a good way to save some money.

Thanks Cha Cha.

Anita
 
I did pretty much the same as kashismum though I stayed in semi-private room. Nurses speak good English and my husband stayed with me as long as he wished (though they have offiical visiting hours). I remembered he stayed after midnight the day our baby was born. He ordered from menu of the hospital and of course we need to pay for his meal (other costs were covered by our insurance).

Well, maybe you find it strange, I am glad I didn't room with my baby. I was terribly tired and exhausted after I gave birth by C-section. I am glad that the baby was taken care of by the nurses, so that I could rest. You can tell nurses whether you want to breastfeed or not and when to bring the baby to your room.. etc. In my case, they fed the baby after midnight and they brought the baby to me for breastfeeding in early morning, around 6.00 a.m. or so.. depending on my baby's need.

I did tour Canossa before and I think Canossa is not as new as HK Adventist. can't comment on other aspects though.. That's why we ended up choosing Adventist.


kashismum said:
Adventist on HK side was great in terms of allowing my husband to be with me all the time. I had an elective C-section into which he was allowed and was not asked to leave at any point. He stayed with me all day (in a 4 bed ward) and ordered meals from the menu to be delivered with mine; the cost was just added onto the bill. In fact, he went up to the nursery with our newborn while I had to wait to be checked over, or something.

In all other aspects, I was very happy with the Adventist.
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Thanks Batman. I have not thought about how tired I would be after the delivery. You are right it is a good idea that the nurses take good care of the baby and we mothers can take some rest.

I haven't done the tours yet, as I am only on 10 weeks. I am still a bit worrying about my pregnancy. So I won't start touring until I have my scan at week 12. Hopefully everything goes well! I am nervous!

I heard the Adventist is much newer and the nurses are more western. I think I will go for that in the end. I am Chinese but my husband is British. I believe it would be better to go for the Adventist.

Thanks for your positive comment and sharing with me the need for rest after the delivery!

Thanks,

Anita
 
I guess your husband will like it too as my husband is an American. It's just a lot easier when your husband can understand what's going on without your translation. ha..

Good luck and stay healthy.
 
Hi Batman

Did you have the choice of whether baby was with you or not?

When I have given birth I am going try out a breast feeding program which will mean I'll need my baby with me for regular short feeds, do you think this is going to be a problem in Adventist?

Thank you :)

xx



 
Hi Poppy, I don't remember whether I had a choice of roming with my baby or not. Sorry. What I remember is that if you are breastfeeding, you can request the nurse to bring the baby to you whenever the baby is hungry. So, I don't think it's gonna be a problem if you need to breastfeed on a regular basis, i.e. every 2 hours or so. The nurse will wake you up during the night. Of course, you need to tell the nurses what you want to do in advance. Hope it helps : >


Poppy said:
Hi Batman

Did you have the choice of whether baby was with you or not?

When I have given birth I am going try out a breast feeding program which will mean I'll need my baby with me for regular short feeds, do you think this is going to be a problem in Adventist?

Thank you :)

xx



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Thanks Batman

Thanks Batman. It's good to know your husband is American and he was happy with the hospital and knew what it was going on! I would take your advice!
 
Hi Anita,
I gave birth at the Adventist and couldn't have asked for a better hospital or birth. I took my pre-natal class at the adventist as well, and in the class, they show you the delivery room and the whole process of checking in. I was so at ease once I toured the hospital and saw a glimpse of what was going to be reality in a few weeks time for me. Since I knew I was giving birth there, we had also filled out the registration form in advance in the pre-natal class, so now the hospital had all the informtaion on file. Everything worked out for a reason beacuse 2 days after I finished my pre-natal with Adventist, I delivered (4 weeks early) and all the forms were filled in advance. And, the head nurse that thaught the class, was my mid-wife in the delivery room. I coundlnt have asked for anymore comfort.
 
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