planning to give birth in hong kong,macau mom

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Hello,need advice about giving birth in Hong Kong.I live in Macau,have temporary resident ID card here,but would travel to Hong Kong with my ukrainian passport,on 7 day tourist visa.It`s my second pregnancy,I`m due in 4 weeks,on 25 may 2009.With my first baby which was born here in Macau,had one of those horrific stories that you hear from people.Thought that after 3.5 years something would change in hospital policies,and was hoping my second baby would arrive in a much better conditions,We do not have much of choice here,only one public hospital and private.So again went for public one,like everyone else in Macau.Unfortunately rules have changed from bad to worse.It seems that Macau`s Maternity ward stuck in at least 70-80`s of past century.So now,with 4 weeks to go,I am freaking out,where can I give birth to my child safely.All ``birth plan`` stuff and trying to get approval from the director of the hospital,will not do anything,just a waste of time.
My husband and I had a crazy idea to see if there`s any way I could try to get to Hong Kong for the birth.
I checked out hospitals online,but the prices of some of them are quite high.
I heard from before to give birth would cost around 30 thousand hkd,but
places like Matilda,100 to 150 thousand,are just crazy.
I looked at Sanatorium hospital,we went there for health check-up,last year,the maternity packages seem quite reasonable,anyone ever gave birth there?
I tried to look up for the famous Queen Mary hospital,but I can only get a web page in cantonese,nothing in english.
Not really sure if public hospitals will accept foreighner,even with Macau ID.
I was thinking of water birth in hospital,or home birth but it is not possible in Macau,so much for dreaming about it.
One of my worries is how to leave Hong Kong,what kind of paper work has to be done for the baby,just a certificate from the hospital would be enough,stating that baby was born in Hong Kong?and how to enter Macau with just that paper.We`re not interested in HKG ID card,more concerned if we`ll have any problems in getting Macau ID(although by birth right the baby will get Id card,after the father)
Anyway if anyone has any info or advice for our situation,all suggestions are welcome.
P.s. If we will decide on going to Hong Kong,we would most probably need to make a whole booking by phone and email,don`t really have the opportunity to go before the actual event.
 
You can have the baby in HK in a public hospital, but it will cost about $50,000hkd. I nearly did this, as my plans changed at the last minute when I was nearly about to give birth. You can register with the hospital authority, pay a deposit (can`t remember how much, maybe 10k??) and then call around to see which public hospitals have openings for public patients. I think it`s cheaper that way, about $30k. The popular ones won`t but if you`re willing to travel to a less popular location, then I don`t think it will be too hard.
Also you can just turn up in labour. They actually can turn you away but might be able to help recommend a different hospital. So if you don`t register with the hospital authority first then you have the pay the $50k.
There is a link somewhere on this website that I used before, but don`t remember where. Anyone know?
 
Thanks for the info Shenzhennifer.So,on the end you didn`t go to hkg hospitals?Getting on the ferry in labor,not so pleasant,especially if there`s a possibility of being send back to Macau,by the hospital.It`s a tricky thing to arrange,as you never know when and what time the baby decides to arrive.But going to hkg a week in advance before the due date is also not an option for me.What to do,what to do?Sorry no info on Sanatorium conditions?
 
i know the sanatorium is good, but i have a bad feeling that is already fully booked. i had a cousin who wanted to give birth there, but her obgyn couldn't secure a room (she was only 2months pregnant then)....but she was so determined to give birth there, she changed to a different obgyn who had "connections" at the sanatorium, and only then did she secure a room. This was all when she was only 2 months pregnant! I think you're kind of pushing it now to find something in HK....i looked at the site that rani gave, and I would go for Queen Mary Hospital, purely because the pre-natal ICU is the best equipped on the HK side (my daughter was there for 10days) with a great team of doctors....not trying to jinx you or anything....please don't get me wrong! Just trying to see which option is the best for you with what's available still. Good luck with everything!
 
Hi lesliefu,
yeah thats not good news,I thought that private hkg hospitals,don`t have overbooking problem,maybe because of the prices,but I guess I was wrong.I will give a call to sanatorium tomorrow morning,and see how booked they are.
Queen Mary looked fully booked on that website from Rani,so I don`t know,it also seems actually much more expensive,with all those deposites to pay,which are apparently are non-refundable.
Thanks for reply.
 
It actually IS possible to get into many private hospitals even at the last minute, but you would have needed to already see the doctor affiliated with the particular hospital to see if he/she could get you in. For example, since I had seen a dr at Union in my early pregnancy a couple of times, I was offered a room with them in my 35th week, mind you it was a hugely expensive private room, but...
When I was calling around the public hospitals, QMH was and PoW were the first I called and of course they were full. One of the only hospitals that were happy to help me was Pamela Youde (I think that is the name) hospital but it`s on the east side of HK island and not very convenient for me coming from China.
Labour on a ferry does NOT sound good. I ended up delivering in GZ, about 2-3 hrs drive from SZ (where I was living) and I was always worried about when I went into labour. It turned out fine, but you never know. How is the ferry to Macau`s schedule? Doesn`t it stop at night time?
7 days is the only visa you can get? Also, since the baby is born in HK, it will be able to go back to Macau with you as soon as you are released?
There are a lot of things to consider, and your baby is coming soon. You will want to have a confident plan, for your own sanity and the safety of your baby coming.
Oh, the hospitals won`t turn you back to Macau - they might just turn you away and tell you to go to another hospital. Look at the website that rani posted a link to. It`s very specific and informative. but just for the record, you will have to call each individual hospital. Also for me, QMH wasn`t listed as booked but they were when I called them.
 
Hi Ania,

Not sure if you delivered the baby in HK or not after all... but I just wanted to know more on the papers you needed for bringing the baby back in Macao?
Was the birth certificate enough or did you need any other documents?

Thanks a lot.

Nela
 
Greetings ms.Ania 7 months I was pregnant, I am Indonesian citizen, I want ask you what if I give birth in Macau? and how much it costs to give birth in hospitals as well as Macau and hospitals that can provide these facilities
Best regards
 
Need some help....

Hello everybody...as i see all these comments are old...anyway i hope someone answer me...Im living in China, already 5 years. Im still no pregnant but my husband and i are planning to have a baby next year....We want to have him/her in Macao...I have read some comments here... and they helped me to understand some things...Just....does someone know the advantages that my future baby will have having a Macau nationality?...thanks....:flower:
 
what makes you think your baby will have "macau nationality"... there is no such thing. like there is no "hk nationality".... generally speaking, chinese people with right of abode are CHINESE citizens.
 
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