Anyone had a c section at queen mary?

[beautifulday]

Hi,

I've booked into the Matilda for my c- section but was wondering if anyone can tell me about their birth experiences at Queen Mary? I don't have insurance here so I'm thinking about having my c- section at Queen Mary, but I'm a little sceptical because its a public hospital. I haven't lived in Hong Kong long so I'm not so sure how professional the doctors are at the public hospitals.
Thanks x0

 

[HappyV]

The doctors are good. The nurses are a mixed bag - some are wonderful, some are just downright rude and unprofessional.
If you go public, you need to take EVERYTHING with you - pads, nappies, mattress pads etc. When they lost my bag of mattress pads they yelled at me.
But, medically, it's the safest place to be - especially for babies born early.

 

[carang]

i had one terrible c-section there in 2005 and one fantastic one in 2007.

you cannot just "choose" to have a c-section at QMH, they will only do them for medical reasons.

 

[beautifulday]

thanks for that. not too sure what ill be doing.

 

[geiboyi]

The public hospitals have excellent medical care. But they are very busy and as already mentioned, will only do a c-section if it's necessary, not just if you fancy one. You can presumably afford it (as you've already booked) so why not go to the Matilda?

 

[beautifulday]

I need to have the c section for medical reasons so i don't think it will be a problem. If the qm was highly recommended then i would consider saving my money and not going to the matilda.

 

[momofthree]

Personally chose to go private for a C-section so that I would know who was going to cut me open and that I also knew that he had done hundreds of them before.

While I think you will get expert medical care there,I have heard that the actual scar is maybe not as cosmetically pleasing.

Good Luck with your desision

 

[beautifulday]

thanks momofthree,
im going to go private for the c section. i have a pretty good scar from the first birth and im not willing to have a dodgy one

 

[geiboyi]

Hmm, so given a choice between the best medical care for your baby (which QM provides - if there are any probs then the Matilda will send you straight to QM anyway) or a nice looking scar, the scar is more important?

 

[momofthree]

Ofcourse it there was any indication of complication I would have gone to QM,but given that it was not my first and I had had no complications with the first two pregancies and the 3rd pregnancy had progressed smoothly,I chose to have both good medical care and a nice looking scar.I know if your baby needs the NICU then QM is the place,but its not like you're getting substandard medical care choosing the Matilda.

In the country I had my first two the best NICU was at the private hospital and thats where your baby would go if needed,but by the same token the medical care at the public hospital was still good.

You cant forsee how the delivery will unfold but I think most of them,especailly a scheduled C-section are going to go smoothly.