Kiwi Family
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I gave birth at Prince of Wales and had all subsequent checkups through the Mother & Child Heath Centre.
I found the public health system really thorough, I never had any concern about the level of care or attention to detail, everything seemed to be double-checked.
Yes, the experience of waiting at the MCHC on some days was noisy, busy and very much "take a number". Definitely take a book - (although we did one private visit and the process seemed to take just as long.) Hubby took our newborn once as I was back at work and he also made the comment about their thoroughness.
When in with the nurses I found them all to be very kind and attentive. If you have any questions I suggest make a list before you go as it can get a little overwhelming in there and it is so easy to forget.
I cannot compare with Private for the whole process but can certainly reassure you that the Public system, is efficient and for me a pleasant experience.
Quick note, upon return to NZ we discovered that although it seemed as though our DD had had a significant amount of vaccinations here, she was actually behind based on the NZ system.
Dependent on your future plans you may want to investigate the vaccinations of your final home destination and see how they line up with HK. You can always do top-ups privately, or simply leave to when (and if ) you relocate.
Best of luck
I found the public health system really thorough, I never had any concern about the level of care or attention to detail, everything seemed to be double-checked.
Yes, the experience of waiting at the MCHC on some days was noisy, busy and very much "take a number". Definitely take a book - (although we did one private visit and the process seemed to take just as long.) Hubby took our newborn once as I was back at work and he also made the comment about their thoroughness.
When in with the nurses I found them all to be very kind and attentive. If you have any questions I suggest make a list before you go as it can get a little overwhelming in there and it is so easy to forget.
I cannot compare with Private for the whole process but can certainly reassure you that the Public system, is efficient and for me a pleasant experience.
Quick note, upon return to NZ we discovered that although it seemed as though our DD had had a significant amount of vaccinations here, she was actually behind based on the NZ system.
Dependent on your future plans you may want to investigate the vaccinations of your final home destination and see how they line up with HK. You can always do top-ups privately, or simply leave to when (and if ) you relocate.
Best of luck