Father/ baby visits not allowed in hosptial?

[joannek]

that is one ridiculous rule!! so besides breastfeeding, the baby must be left in its cot? without human contact? even animal babies snuggle against mummy for the first few days. so you mean babies who are born in these hospitals aren't even treated as the animals?! outrageous....

 

[cyberyoda]

This is really disappointed. The hospitals told us that they changed the rule at end of last year as there were too many people stuck at the baby room before change of rule...even when we call Canossa again today to double confirm, they told us they changed the rule now. No father allowed in the baby room. If you have a private room, there is a possiblility they will allow you to bring baby to your room but NOT long time. But how many private room in the hospital?? Not everyone is early enough to book the private room. We were told by Union hospital several months ago that husband can make appointment to get into baby room to visit baby any time. But then just found out " they changed the rule". Our baby due later in March that we wont have time to change the hospital (it's all FULL) and doctor (different doctor register at different private hospital. If we want to change hospital means that we have to change doctor as well...)although this is really an important issue to us.

The nurse also claimed that the baby wont be left unattended. They still got human contact from the nurses who are supposed to take care of the baby. But they dont seem understand the importance of human contact with the baby's own PARENT!!! Really insane!!!

 

[geiboyi]

Of course you can change hospital. I just gave birth at Queen Mary and there were lots of empty beds, my baby stayed next to me the whole time, and my partner could of course see/hold/take care of the baby during the 3 hours of visiting each day.

 

[cyberyoda]

Do you mean the public ward OR private section of Queen Mary hospital? As I plan to do elective C-section, no public hospital public ward will do C-section for you if there is no complication or special emergency case. For private section in public hopspital, we heard that there is NO choice of doctor (depends which doctor on duty)while the doctor that we are seeing now was recommended by friends who had good C-section experience....we want to make sure the doctor is good for smooth delivery.

 

[geiboyi]

Ok, I see, no, for an elective c-section you do need to go private.

 

[capital]

That is crazy! They won't let you take the baby to your own room? If you are not having complications could you not just check yourself out of the hospital early? 4 days in hospital for a c/sec is twice as long as you would get to stay in hospital in canada if you have no complications. If it was me and I could not switch hospitals, I would leave as soon as possible.

 

[kerkermui]

After SARS, all private hosptals wont allow father to visit the bb after birth, of cause, except room in for private rooms.

 

[joannek]

that's not true, in adventist, matilda & hk sanatorium, my friend's babies were allowed in the rm as often as the parents wish for double rooms.

 

[kashismum]

kerkermui, did you mean public hospitals?
There is plenty of confusion over this. The rules did change after SARS but they seem to be changing again with the overcrowding problem.
The only way to get an accurate picture is to check with the source(s) - all private hospitals will have their own rules.

 

[bekyboo44]

At Matilda, Adventist babies are allowed in semi private/double rooms as often and as long as you want (24 hrs if you so wish).