6 weeks Pregnant and panicking

Hi ladies, i have registered in Queen Mary and they will only do the first check up around week 10-11. So i am going to see a private doctor first to get the reference letter as you need that to take to the public hospital. Sounds like public hospital is quite okay in HK, even though i am still deciding whether to go for private or public. Any suggestions?
Also if you have any good doctor you know on HK island side, please kindly let me know.
 
I have heard lots of women recently going public, but spending the money with a midwife service (annerley i think?) for regular check ups which i think is a great idea vs the cost of private. I would do so myself however i have a few medical issues which means i have to schedule a c-section under the care of a obstetrician. YOu refer to 'scans' but as you can imagine there's more to pregnancy than that and if you like the idea of having the additional support, why not buy the private midwifery package?
 
I think i have decided to go to QM but with Private OB for check up etc. I think in this case, you have the best of both in case there is any complications, you are in the right spot for it. But throughout the pregency, you will have the specilised doctor to see you and answer any questions. We will see maybe i will change my mind about it but i think it is more sensible at this stage.
Just wondering for the prenetal service, i am still not very clear on what to expect. Private Ob will only look after the check up and progress of the baby. So i dont know if QM provide the service or not...or should i register with Annerley anyway?
Any suggestions?
 
Clare, when you register at a public hospital, they will schedule regular antenatal check-ups for you at their maternal and child health care centre. This generally involves a weight/blood pressure/urine check, a consultation with a nurse who will listen for your babies heartbeat with a Doppler and if needed, will refer you to see a doctor who might arrange ultrasound scans.

In addition, you can choose to see a private OB for antenatal checks too. Between these two you should be covered so there's no point registering with Annerly as well. Some people would choose to go with Annerley instead of the private OB checkups.
 
carang said:
what service are you unsure that QMH provides? of course QMH/Tsan Yuk do prenatal checks...
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It's not that i am unsure about the service at QMH, it's the unknown factor. As many of the mothers mentioned, QMH might not provide the full check up etc so i just want to make sure i am fully covered...sounds like by Charade's answer, i will be okay.
 
The public hospitals provide all the check ups that are needed. If there is something that they don't provide or can't (e.g. I had to get my 20 week scan done privately as the hospital was fully booked) they will tell you so that you can arrange it with your private doctor. Really there is no need to have a scan everytime you have a check up. This is just the private doctors way of charging so much! In total I only had 4 scans done during my entire pregnancy - 2 privately (1 to confirm pregnancy and 1 for the 20 week scan) and 2 at the hospital (1 for the downs syndrome screening and 1 to check baby's size at 28 weeks due to gestational diabetes).
 
mc i dont think 'cost' is necessarily the issue with the scans. I am on a package with my private ob and she does a routine scan each visit, at no extra cost. She has the machine in the room...it doesnt 'cost' her any more money to do a quick check. I think the reason why private doctors charge so much is because they are 'private' and in my assessment cost about the same as other developed countries per visit.
I agree that you don't need the scans at every visit though..
 
of course, they will include a scan if they already have the machine... it means they can charge more for this "added" service. do you honestly think that the private doctors without the fancy new machines charge the same as your doctor?

when referring to "costs" they are not referring to the costs the doctor incurs. they are referring to the costs the patient incurs by visiting that doctor.

while a scan every visit is nice, it is most definitely not necessary for non-complicated pregnancies. there is no medical need for scan every visit for the vast majority of pregnancies.
 
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