Admission & things to bring to QMH

[Pekkie]

Hi,

Would really appreciate if anyone has the experience or information on what to bring to QMH on the day of delivery (what is provided by the hospital and what is not) and also information on admission procedure. I've attended the tour and copied down some notes but not exactly certain.

Thanks in advance for any help.

:yeah2

 

[rani]

Pekkie,

Have a look at our list here:
http://www.geobaby.com/articles/pregnancy/packing-your-hospital-bag/

 

[hannah.e.law]

Would that list apply to any public hospital? I'll be delivering in PYNEH.

 

[Pekkie]

Thanks Rani.

Do you have any idea on admission procedures too?

 

[carang]

some other things that are ESSENTIAL:
eye patch
ear plugs
snacks/drinks (i took a small jar of peanut butter & bread). there is a small 7-11 downstairs that you can get other drinks from.

 

[carang]

for admission:

go to the 9th floor of K block

they will admit you and send hubby downstairs for some of the procedures.

 

[Pekkie]

Thanks carang!

Somehow when we attended the hospital tour things seems so complicated.

Do you know anything about carrying a cheque of $250 for PKU test? When is the cheque needed?

 

[carang]

don't even know what a PKU test is, sorry... i didn't pay anything over and above the normal rates of $100/day.

 

[cyberfish88]

Pekkie,

They administer the PKU test on the last morning before you check out so my guess is you hand over the check at that time because I think it was administered by an outside lab. I declined it when my LO was born because I also had never heard of it! After I left the hospital though I regretted it because I then did the research and discovered it is a fairly routine procedure for checking a genetic disorder that needs to be detected early. I ended up having to go to a paed to get it done and ended up paying a lot more. Also I think it is only done if one or more parent is caucasian which is why it is the one procedure that is not covered by QMH.

 

[Matty]

I just had hubby bring the cheque when I checked out.

Yes, it is only offerered whe parents are Caucasian. Though research does show any race can carry it, it is less common in Asians.
It is a simple heel prick test that shows whether your child has phenylketonuria, which is easily treatable, and if undetected can lead to mental retardation.