Moving to HK at 24 weeks - need help please

[Camberwell]

Hi,

Thanks for the advice and experiences. Seejune I am nearly 19 weeks now and will be 24 weeks when I land, I'll have all of my hospital notes with me when I land, my husband has booked me in to see an OB a couple of days after I arrive, Dr Belinda.

Fingers crossed all will go well!

 

[Mrs P]

My advice is to deliver in the UK because of future citizenship rights for UK.

 

[Mrs P]

If that means anything to you. If your child, born outside of the UK, marries a non UK citizen, your grandchildren will not be granted UK citizenship. One of my kids is born in the UK and the other, in HK. My other half always jokes that he wants my younger to marry a UK citizen.

 

[Aquarian]

As long as her grandchildren are born in the UK, they would be granted UK citizenship. But if the child marries a non-UK citizen *and* the grandchild is then not born in the UK, then they wouldn't automatically become UK citizens (though if they moved there and lived there for long enough they could apply for it).

 

[Redestiny]

Unless the OP decides to stay in HK permanently then her baby can be naturalized when they return to the UK. This will give her child full citizenship and the right to pass on their citizenship to their children.

 

[lcg97]

Hi
Firstly - congratulations!
Just to share a conversation I was having yesterday with someone who recently moved to HK when pregnant, she has spent some time chatting with the ladies at Annerley and has found them to be extremely helpful in calming her nerves and giving her some very practical and useful advise. Annerley is based in Central - but easy to reach from Kowloon or you could give them a call before you move over here.
I have found being pregnant in HK very easy and have got great support. I've been seeing a private OB to get some consistent support through the pregnancy and someone who can spend time with me explaining everything plus the opportunity for lots of scans to see our little one! I'll then be giving birth in the Public system which seems to be really good (other than some language / bedside manner challenges) and equal to, if not better than, what i would have expected through the NHS in the UK. Have had antenatal classes at Annerley and they will also do some home visits with me after the birth to help with Breastfeeding, baby check-ups etc.
I hope this helps - feel free to PM me if you have any more questions - still don't have the baby yet so can't give you the full details of the process - but can share experiences up until now

 

[karhu]

Another great doctor in tsim sha tsui is nancy Fok

Public hospital doesn't give you enough monitoring of baby in terns if ultrasound but they do fetal heart rate each time, private will do ultrasound for you each time! I delivered my baby at queen Elizabeth in Jordan (public) and it was a very positive experience... Birth ball, aroma therapy, hubby with me the whole time.... But a little noisy at the post natal wards as babies are with the moms in the big room so there is baby crying constantly.... But public hospital has better support for breastfeeding and encourages it, whereas in private hospital the feeding schedule is more rigid and you need to be very insistent and make an effort to breastfeed (make a trip to the nursery and the nurse letting you in)

I think you can enter the public hospital system first and still book a bed with the private doc at private hospital ... That way if u are on waiting list you will still be able to give birth in public hospital if you dont get a spot...public hospital is pretty great!