Public Vs Private

I am really worried that I won't get a space as I am due april. However, not once have I been told I need to book a space at the hospital my obstetrician has not mentioned anything. I am seeing him this week and going to matilda so will see what they say. We have to go to matilda as our ob gives a discount there but not for other hospitals which means we can only afford matilda.

Its such a nightmare here, if I had known I would have made plans to go back to the uk and have the baby months ago.
 
Just a thought, it's usually chaos before CNY as everyone is trying to have their babies before the New Year. Things should settle down in a few weeks.
 
Oh dear, I am really sorry to have caused you all worries! That is the last thing I wanted to do when I posted this, but I just wanted to have some clarification and also warn others who weren't aware of this problem (like me).

Don't worry mothers-to-be, I am sure we will all be able to give birth at the hospital we want, so chins up!

Bubbly
 
Just courious, why do you think everybody will try to have their babies before chinese new year?? What I heard is the opposite if they have a choice. But one cannot have the baby too early than their due date.
 
Bubbly

I spoke with Matilda today and they confirmed that you do have to book in advance, not sure about deposit yet. They also said that they were pretty booked for April when I am due but apparently my ob has already booked me in, something he does automatically.

Good luck with sorting your hospital out and thanks for making us aware of the situation otherwise I would never have known.
 
Just been to my OB for the first appointment. He told me the situation in private hospitals are really bad. He told me Canossa and HK Adventist are fully booked until July !!!!!!
He advice me to book all the three private hospitals on HK island and then I could cancel later. He said he think the policy will possibly change later, so he reassure me that I will definitely can get in one of the hospital.
One thing I really don't understand, why it seems that suddenly so many women want to give birth ? I had my first one last April, it seems that everythings went OK. If this situation is due to the mainland Chinese, does this means more and more of them comes to give birth in HK ?
 
Bookings

I don't understand, unless you are sure you are going to have a C-section, how can you book a place? I mean, how do you know exactly which day you need to go to the hospital? I am so confused!......:confused:
 
hermoine - I too was very confused a couple of days ago and am due in 10 weeks. Apparenlty your ob/gyn will book you into the hospital for your due date the hospitals then know approximate date you will be coming in and they juggle places accordingly at the time. Obviously you still run the risk that you happen to have a very busy day and won't get in, not sure what happens then.

I think this is a problem that has only arisen recently because I knew nothing about this and neither did a friend of mine who is due in a few weeks time. This has probably caused panic and everyone is booking into their hospitals way in advance, I am sure it will calm down eventually (otherwise we will be booking before we know we are pregnant!!!!)

Not sure what happens if the hospital you have booked into is too full to take you - where do you go if you have not booked any other hospital - will QMH still take you - surely they cannot turn you away at the public hospital if you are in labour and have nowhere to go.
 
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