Birth experience at Al Noor Airport Rd anyone???

Sorry for the late message entry. Not sure when are you due Desert-Orchid, I hope you have found a suitable hospital. I delivered my son in Al Noor hospital Khalifa st, normal delivery. My doctor was Dr. Imad Majid and he is funny and great. Glad to have found him. During the delivery, I had my husband with me, the doctor and two other nurses (sorry I was not in the right mind to ask what are their position there) and a paeditrician waiting behind the curtain to welcome my baby. Everything was perfect though I have no other experience to compare it with. I would suggest you to see the doctor first, get to know him. If you are not comfy with him, you can always change the doctor. Then ask for a tour to the delivery floor. Al Noor Khalifa st has prenatal courses which i took before and they took us for a tour in the delivery room itself. My second pregnancy i may be delivering in New Medical Ctr which is not my choice (i still want al noor hospital) but my husband's new insurance card only allows me to go to NMC :( sad... <em>edited by marieleanne on 09/10/2012</em>

think about getting a doula, there are 6 or so working here in AD !

i am also looking for any suggestions regarding delivery... many of friends suggested Al Noor Hosp in Khalifa St. saying the doctors are good there. I'm still confused. How about you? any updates? Stay away from Khalifa St, i would recommend Al Noor Airport Rd.

i am also looking for any suggestions regarding delivery... many of friends suggested Al Noor Hosp in Khalifa St. saying the doctors are good there. I'm still confused. How about you? any updates?

Dr Stiles at Al Noor is very highly regarded as a paediatrician as is Dr Maurice at the Cure Clinic.

Hi, I delivered at Al Rahba, which is a govt hospital on the outskirts of AD and had a very good experience, I switched here after about 5 months, I was attending Al Noor in Airport Rd and felt more comfortable at Al Rahba. I seen Dr Marwan at Al Noor, he is VERY popular, I have lots of friends who have delivered with him, but I can honestly say I don't know anyone who has had a natural birth there, of course, the numbers of people I know are limited, but my feeling was I heard about an awful lot of emergency c-sections and it really put me off. Its always a doctor you see for your ante-natal appointments, the hospital itself is nice and modern and you would have your own room after delivering which is also nice, but the general consensus is the nurses providing after care are no help at all, there is literally no lactation support provided (someone I know quoted the cleaning lady as being quite helpful - I kid you not). The main maternity hospital in Abu Dhabi is The corniche, it has its faults too, waiting times are ridiculous (AL Noor not much better TBH) but you can see a midwife, they have a lactation clinic and should there be any problems or complications at a private hospital, you would be referred to Corniche as it is the specialist place in AD. You will most likely end up sharing a room, its certainly not luxury and the administration is eye wateringly bad, but I think overall, in terms of care, this is the best option. I opted for Al Rahba as its close to where I live and pretty much the same standards as Corniche, except I had to see a doctor for my ante natal appointments and I got my own room! Many people will choose to register at a hospital and go to an ob / gyn clinic for their appointments, Dr Denise Howard at Healthplus Al Bandar and Dr Tank at Swedish Medical Centre are both very popular. If you do opt for Al Noor, and lets face it the convenience would make life much easier for you, Dr Marwan speaks excellent English, so no communication issues there at all. All hospitals have baby and mum rooming in as far as I know, govt hospitals will let dad stay for a while but not overnight, Al Noor will allow husbands to stay. For general doctor visits, lots of people use the German Medical Centre, Healthplus Al Bandar, Cure Clinic and Gulf Diagnostics. Theres another forum you might want to google, for Abu Dhabi Woman and thres quite a few discussions on there. GOOD LUCK!