Air Traveling for a pregnant women plus public hospital news
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The public hospital guys are not too fussed about people missing appointments but seem to insist on at least ONE before you deliver at a public hospital if you want to go straight to the delivery suite/maternity ward instead of Emergency. So if you can make it back to have that one appointment before you deliver it should be fine. What I was told by my MCH at Hang Hau is that if I choose to skip an appointment at the MCH, no need to call or anything to reschedule. They have their antenatal checks on one day of the week (Tuesday) so I should just turn up on a Tuesday with the old appointment slip. If you're appointments are at United Christian, the policy may be a little different but I don't think they will have a big problem with you having missed your appointment, as long as you get in an appointment before you go into labour - I think the rationale is to review your medical history etc. so the midwives and doctors are prepped when you go into labour. Take all your tests/scans/records from your private appointments and show them at your public appointments. They want as full a picture as they can get of your medical history.
Hi Charade
Many thanks for kind views
I am due to travel on this Saturday and will keep sharing with u guys as me and my husband both don't have any friends in HK we would require your assistance over here, I ll ask you guys here.
Hope all remains fine and our dream person will be in our lap soon.
Wish me luck !!!
Saba
Many thanks for kind views
I am due to travel on this Saturday and will keep sharing with u guys as me and my husband both don't have any friends in HK we would require your assistance over here, I ll ask you guys here.
Hope all remains fine and our dream person will be in our lap soon.
Wish me luck !!!
Saba
Hi Ladies
I reached safely last Saturday and no body bothered to ask me abt pregnancy
We have new appointment on third january and they asked me to bring the sample of urine
So now i hope all nightmares r going away one by one but the last one stil remains will i get a good doctor at the time of delivery at united christian hospital
I reached safely last Saturday and no body bothered to ask me abt pregnancy
We have new appointment on third january and they asked me to bring the sample of urine
So now i hope all nightmares r going away one by one but the last one stil remains will i get a good doctor at the time of delivery at united christian hospital
Saba, Glad to hear you had no problems getting another appointment. When are you due? I delivered at United Christian last year so feel free to ask if you have specific questions.
If you have an uncomplicated delivery, it will be handled mostly by midwives with the doctor popping in only very irregularly. I have to say I was not pleased with the doctor when she did make an appearance. However, the midwives were great, experienced and very supportive.
If you have an uncomplicated delivery, it will be handled mostly by midwives with the doctor popping in only very irregularly. I have to say I was not pleased with the doctor when she did make an appearance. However, the midwives were great, experienced and very supportive.
If we believe doctors one doc said to be on third feb and second said 10 feb. So far i have had great pregnancy period with no complications at all
All the tech who did ultrasounds found everything perfectly alright. Baby is growing perfectly inside. Dic also said that chances are bright for a normal delivery since my height is ideal for normal delivery
I dont know if it matters or not
My mom in law ll join me on 23rd Dec and will remain with me till march
I would like to know from u very basic things that when i am due which ward or where i need to go
Do they operate 24 hours
What if doc is not available or she or he is day off
These silly thoughts r still with me and i know these r stupid but this is first pregnancy and me and my hubby are uite young 24 and 26 respectively but he always tries to calm me that thiusands of women deliver every month they do not go to mars
All get operated here but i cannot stop thinking
All the tech who did ultrasounds found everything perfectly alright. Baby is growing perfectly inside. Dic also said that chances are bright for a normal delivery since my height is ideal for normal delivery
I dont know if it matters or not
My mom in law ll join me on 23rd Dec and will remain with me till march
I would like to know from u very basic things that when i am due which ward or where i need to go
Do they operate 24 hours
What if doc is not available or she or he is day off
These silly thoughts r still with me and i know these r stupid
but this is first pregnancy and me and my hubby are uite young 24 and 26 respectively but he always tries to calm me that thiusands of women deliver every month they do not go to marsAll get operated here but i cannot stop thinking
?I would like to know from u very basic things that when i am due which ward or where i need to go.?
Ok, as far as I remember, when you are in labour, for United Christian, you go to the Main/General building and take the lift up to the labour ward/delivery suite on the second floor. (You can confirm this at your appointment? ie ? name of building and floor to go up to ) Basically, you exit the lift, turn left and turn right (following the board pointing to ?delivery suite?). You will come to a closed door next to which is a sensor ? you wave your hand in front of the sensor and the door opens (I?m saying all this because I was a little confused the first time). This will lead you to a waiting area with a few couches, and in front of you will be another closed door with a bell/buzzer and intercom. Press it and say you are in labour. A nurse will let you in. At this stage, your husband will be asked to wait outside.
I suggest you make a trip to UCH and find the ward, go into waiting room etc. at least at end Jan. Or if your appointment is at UCH, just go up to the ward. The doors and sensor can be a little confusing so might as well figure out the process before you?re actually in labour.
Around your 36th week, the nurses at your antenatal appointment will probably give you an envelope with your medical records which you need to take with you when you go into labour and give it to the nurse at the delivery suite. This envelope will have the details of the building number and floor number. If you antenatal appointment is in UCH itself, maybe they already have your records and don?t need you to carry them so it may be a little different.
The nurse will ask you some questions ? I was asked about allergies, medical history (weird, because shouldn?t it have been on the record?) and was also asked to sign something that said I was ok if they performed an episiotomy etc. Please think about whether you are ok with an episiotomy ? you can refuse if you are not. Also, if you want your husband in the delivery room with you ? I strongly urge you to have him with you ? you can say so, and keep a copy of your husband?s ID card with you.
Then they took me to an area with beds and hooked me up to a monitor to determine if I was in active labour. My water had not broken at this stage. A doctor was called in to examine me ? be prepared for this cervical exam, it is quite painful and in my case, the doctor gave no explanation of what she was about to do. I suggest you speak slowly and clearly. They have this impression that South Asians don?t speak English and are thus a little strange initially but once thye realize you are easy to communicate with it?s all ok.
They decided I should be admitted to the antenatal ward which is on the third floor. So I was put in a wheelchair and taken up there. You?ll have to say bye to your husband then. When your contractions are very regular and spaced close together, they?ll bring you down again to a private room. While they are doing this, they?ll ask you to call your husband if you want him there. So make sure your mobile phone is charged ? they don?t let you charge your phone in the ward.
This is how it was for me. If you?re ready to give birth when you go in there, they might not send you up to the ward at all.
Also, at your antenatal appointment they will give you a list of stuff you need to bring with you to the hospital. Around your 36th week, get this stuff together and pack it in a bag. Don?t make the bag too big or it might not fit in the locker in the ward. One thing on that list that is a little hard to find but that they insist on ? maternity pads that can be tied with string. These can be bought in the 7/11 in the same building as the labour ward. I suggest you ask the nurse to write the Chinese word for these pads; even in the 7/11 they?re hard to find and if you need to ask the sales person, they won?t understand what you?re saying in English.
Do they operate 24 hours
Yes, they operate 24 hours. Yes, there is a doctor on call ALWAYS. They work in shifts ? there is always a doctor there, don?t worry. Also, the midwives and nurses are very good. Don?t be upset if it is mostly them at your delivery. Be happy. It means your delivery is smooth and uncomplicated.
Your husband is right, there is not need to worry so much. But this is a new experience so of course you will worry. My strategy was to just not think about it too much. Believe me, your body knows what to do.
Ok, as far as I remember, when you are in labour, for United Christian, you go to the Main/General building and take the lift up to the labour ward/delivery suite on the second floor. (You can confirm this at your appointment? ie ? name of building and floor to go up to ) Basically, you exit the lift, turn left and turn right (following the board pointing to ?delivery suite?). You will come to a closed door next to which is a sensor ? you wave your hand in front of the sensor and the door opens (I?m saying all this because I was a little confused the first time). This will lead you to a waiting area with a few couches, and in front of you will be another closed door with a bell/buzzer and intercom. Press it and say you are in labour. A nurse will let you in. At this stage, your husband will be asked to wait outside.
I suggest you make a trip to UCH and find the ward, go into waiting room etc. at least at end Jan. Or if your appointment is at UCH, just go up to the ward. The doors and sensor can be a little confusing so might as well figure out the process before you?re actually in labour.
Around your 36th week, the nurses at your antenatal appointment will probably give you an envelope with your medical records which you need to take with you when you go into labour and give it to the nurse at the delivery suite. This envelope will have the details of the building number and floor number. If you antenatal appointment is in UCH itself, maybe they already have your records and don?t need you to carry them so it may be a little different.
The nurse will ask you some questions ? I was asked about allergies, medical history (weird, because shouldn?t it have been on the record?) and was also asked to sign something that said I was ok if they performed an episiotomy etc. Please think about whether you are ok with an episiotomy ? you can refuse if you are not. Also, if you want your husband in the delivery room with you ? I strongly urge you to have him with you ? you can say so, and keep a copy of your husband?s ID card with you.
Then they took me to an area with beds and hooked me up to a monitor to determine if I was in active labour. My water had not broken at this stage. A doctor was called in to examine me ? be prepared for this cervical exam, it is quite painful and in my case, the doctor gave no explanation of what she was about to do. I suggest you speak slowly and clearly. They have this impression that South Asians don?t speak English and are thus a little strange initially but once thye realize you are easy to communicate with it?s all ok.
They decided I should be admitted to the antenatal ward which is on the third floor. So I was put in a wheelchair and taken up there. You?ll have to say bye to your husband then. When your contractions are very regular and spaced close together, they?ll bring you down again to a private room. While they are doing this, they?ll ask you to call your husband if you want him there. So make sure your mobile phone is charged ? they don?t let you charge your phone in the ward.
This is how it was for me. If you?re ready to give birth when you go in there, they might not send you up to the ward at all.
Also, at your antenatal appointment they will give you a list of stuff you need to bring with you to the hospital. Around your 36th week, get this stuff together and pack it in a bag. Don?t make the bag too big or it might not fit in the locker in the ward. One thing on that list that is a little hard to find but that they insist on ? maternity pads that can be tied with string. These can be bought in the 7/11 in the same building as the labour ward. I suggest you ask the nurse to write the Chinese word for these pads; even in the 7/11 they?re hard to find and if you need to ask the sales person, they won?t understand what you?re saying in English.
Do they operate 24 hours
Yes, they operate 24 hours. Yes, there is a doctor on call ALWAYS. They work in shifts ? there is always a doctor there, don?t worry. Also, the midwives and nurses are very good. Don?t be upset if it is mostly them at your delivery. Be happy. It means your delivery is smooth and uncomplicated.
Your husband is right, there is not need to worry so much. But this is a new experience so of course you will worry. My strategy was to just not think about it too much. Believe me, your body knows what to do.