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MiniB

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Hi All

I'm a first time mum and due late Oct. Would love to touch base with other mums due around then.

I've just registered for Queen Mary Hospital and have my first appointment scheduled for 6 April at Tsan Yuk Hosptial....fingers crossed it all goes well - the receptionist was a bit confused that I'd given my married name even though I'd updated my HKID card at immigration 4 years ago! Hopefully not a sign of things to come!
 
Hi MiniB

I'm also pregnant for the first time and due late Oct (EDD Oct 28). I am seeing the GP next week and then OB afterwards once referred. We have health insurance so will probably go for one of the private hospitals.
 
Congrats Newbian!

Our EDD is 21st Oct. We saw an OB on Tues and could hear the heart beat - so completely amazing! All the best with your doc appointments. Any idea which private hospital you'll go with yet? My sister went to Matilda a few years ago and the rooms there were pretty nice as far as I can remember and she seemed to have a good experience there.

We want to go with the public hospitals as they have a higher percentage of natural births vs C-section but we'll be doing private midwives, antenatal classes and OB check ups.
 
That's interesting information, thanks! I chatted to a GP last week - went in for a different reason but had gotten a positive test the day before so we briefly discussed pregnancy - and he really pushed for c-section. I told him I wanted natural and he seemed surprised as he said HK women have a clear preference for c-sections. So when I have my appointment next week I am going to say that I need a referral to an OB who is experienced and comfortable with natural.

I don't know the difference between the private hospitals, other than that Matilda is apparently the most expensive. One of my husband's colleagues is having a baby there and they've paid a lot out of pocket above what our insurance covers.
 
Annerley midwives in central have a free 1 hour workshop every Fri at 1pm. I went last week which is how I found out about the difference between private and public hospitals. Some of the other antenatal places also do a similar free workshop on different days.

I really found it informative so you might want to go to one of them before you pick your OB. Apparently you need to check your OB is registered to the hospital you want to go to.
 
Thanks MiniB, I had booked onto the Annerley session for tomorrow already! Should be useful information.

It seems Annerley's "Best of Both Worlds" package costs almost $50K anyway if you have the midwife come to the delivery - which I would definitely want. I'm pretty sure our insurance doesn't cover midwives clinics so that would be out of pocket. Private hospital is on the insurance company so cheaper for us to go that way.
 
Hi MiniB & Newbian, just wanted to introduce myself! This is also my first time and my EDD is at the very beginning of Nov. I'm actually based in the US right now but moving to Hong Kong next week, so will be trying to learn how to navigate a new system very shortly =) Nice to meet you both!
 
Hi Stars02 - congrats to you! Nice to meet you too.

Happy to meet up for coffee once you're in town and settled. Must be a bit nerve wracking to do this for the first time in a new country. You'll get some good info from the forums on Geobaby although some of the threads are a bit old.

I'm happy to share what I know...which admittedly is not all that much at the moment! Again, I'd suggest going to one of the free sessions at one of the antenatal clinics once you're here. I found they were much more informative on the system then my OB.
 
Newbian,

I'm actually going to do the "best of both" package with Annerley but I won't go with the midwife for labour care. Queen Mary's only lets one person be with you for the delivery and of course I want that to be hubby so it seemed a little pointless for us to book the labour care bit. The package covers all the stuff I wanted - antenatal classes, postnatal care etc with trained midwives which is great.

If you ladies are not too squeamish, I've been watching a UK documentary - One Born every minute. I think its a BBC series. They have cameras in the maternity wards of UK hospitals. Pretty interesting stuff but a bit graphic. Interesting to see different birthing options - one lady did hypnobirthing which is also available in HK....I'm not sure it's the way I'd go after seeing the episode!
 
Thanks Newbian & MiniB and congrats to the both of you as well! =)

Thanks for the recommendations on where to start looking - let's definitely try to get together soon in a week or two once i'm settled in!
 
I went to the free session at Annerley and got some useful info but it was definitely a sales pitch. They have an ideological position that is pro-natural (i.e. no drugs) and pro-public hospital.

I've also confirmed that my insurance doesn't cover Annerley so the Best of Both package wouldn't work financially for us.

I'm seeing the GP this week and will ask for a referral to an OB with a good reputation on vaginal births.
 
Hello All,

This is my second pregnancy and EDD is November. The first one ended in miscarriage.. fingers crossed that all goes well this time.

I am still deciding between public vs private route but most like will opt for private pre natal and delivery at public hospital. Let me know if you have got any recommendations for private gynaecologist.

Thanks
 
Hi ladies,

This is my 2nd pregnancy, and I'm due early October. Would love to meet up when I am feeling better with my morning sickness!

Cheers,
J
 
Hi AK1360 and jh2013!

Congrats to you both!

AK1360 - fingers crossed for you! My OB is Dr Tracey Yeung of the Hong Kong Reproductive Health Centre based in Central (The Galleria). She speaks good English and the team/nurses are really nice but I think the centre basically specialises in infertility so you'd need to check if they take on normal patients. Dr Yeung did offer to deliver so I'm assuming they can. I think there are quite a few recommendations in the forums too.

Do you know which public hospital you'll go to if you end up going with the public route?
 
Hello MiniB,

Thanks for the information above. I booked an appointment at Queen Mary hospital on 28 April.
 
Based on recommendations on the forum I'm booked to see Dr. Patrick Chan next week.

Anyone know about the private hospitals? Dr Chan is affiliated to all of the ones on HK Island. Is it worth doing tours?
 
Thanks Rani - helpful!

We have insurance that covers $50K vaginal/$75K C-section, so will pay anything additional out of pocket. I'm planning to go for a shared room and vaginal delivery which is a cheaper option. I'm more concerned about getting an epidural when I want it - which I'm told is hit-and-miss at public - and having my husband with me throughout labor which is the reason I am going for private.
 
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