Cost for baby delivery...NON CITIZEN???

[Pinksnowdrops]

i mean elective as in you CHOOSE to have a c-section... otherwise, it is for medical reasons and not really 'ELECTIVE', is it?

i wasn't telling anyone off... but really, we are in hk so we use hk dollars, otherwise, it would have said USD. (i am from canada, and i associate canada with canadian dollars, usa with us dollars, hk with hong kong dollars, uk with pounds etc)

Yes Carang - it is still considered to be "elective" i.e. planned - where medical staff elect to perform it at the optimum time for that particular client, and for medical reasons. C Sections are classed obstetrically as "elective, medical (pet, big baby pre-eclampsia, poor obstetric history", then "elective, non medical - convenience/personal reasons". The other classification is "emergency" - when it is done without any, or little planning, for maternal or fetal reasons and within a very short time period, depending on the severity of the case.
Sorry to be long winded...

 

[carang]

thanks for the clarification. apologies for my mistake... i was only using the terms the way they were explained to me during my two pregnancies/c-sections at a local gov't hospital.

 

[cuppatea]

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but roughly how many days do you need to stay at the hospital for?
(I'm pregnant yet but researching this stuff early as we've recently been talking more seriously about family planning!)

 

[carang]

not a stupid question at all.... generally speaking, the normal stay in hk gov't hospitals is 3 days for vaginal delivery and 5 for a c-section, although for both of mine i was discharged after 3-4 days.

 

[Gracey]

Hi Sarah -- You seem a little confused on these answers.
* You are a HK resident. There are no HK citizens, as HK is not a country.
* Public is much cheaper, but you cannot choose to have a C-section if it's "just your wish." The public system will make you have a vaginal birth unless there is a medical reason.
* If you want to choose a C-section just out of personal preference, you will have to go private, which is very expensive.
I have no idea what doctor you're going to, but prenatal checks should not be HK $1000 unless you're getting an ultrasound at every one.
To save money, you can always start by getting checks in the public system.
BTW, if you want an elective C-section at a private hospital, book now. At 5 months along, you're already quite late.