Delivery at Dubai Hospital - Advice Please!!

Great work - sometimes trying to get this information is like getting blood from a stone. I don't suppose you have the costings for Al Zahra? I haven't been as persistent as you, and so haven't been able to get much info! In fact, yes, I do ;) antenatal package is 5600 AED, Normal Delivery is 11,000 AED and C Section is 21,500 AND. Epidural 1825 AED. Keep in mind these are the cash packages, list price only -- meaning expect more fees for extras, complications, etc.. I have the maternity brochure with all the descriptions/inclusions received from Al Zahra Hospital directly - I can email to you if you want , just include your email.

Hello ladies, I've been searching expatwoman and others for info on delivery experience and fees at Dubai Hospital. There are a few old posts, but finding it very difficult to find any reviews or feedback with solid information. I've also called Dubai Hospital but again didn't get anywhere except to be told to visit Prime Medical Center? to sign up ? Any updates or feedback on the delivery experience / the doctors at Dubai Hospital would be great before I sign up and register. Also looking for costs information both with and without insurance. (I think my insurance might cover it on reimbursement basis) also do you have to pay a prenatal package or can you register just ahead of delivery? I am already advanced 30 weeks+ Thanks!! Ok so I am answering my own post here as I have managed to wrangle up information by calling the DHA 6 times, calling two Primary Medical Centers, and calling Dubai Hospital every day for a week until I collected this info. I am posting now for the benefit of future readers who may need this info as desperately as I did ! Process to use Dubai Hospital/ Latifa Hospital as of June 2017: 1- visit a Primary Medical Center (PMC) near you (there are like 20 all over Dubai - check DHA website for list) 2- see a General Practioner doc at PMC for consult (150 AED) 3- GP will refer you to see an Ob/Gyn at PMC - OB will not see you without signed referral letter from GP. In order to see said Ob/Gyn you must buy antenatal package (5,000 AED). Package covers appointments, labs, scans, etc. You will see Ob/Gyn docs at PMC throughout pregnancy 4- close to delivery time (approx 36 weeks) you get transfered to see docs at the actual hospital (Dubai/Latifa). 5- delivery takes place at the hospital (9,000 AED for Normal Delivery ) by whomever is on call from OB team on day of Delivery. Total approximate cost in 2017 without complications, C Section, epidural, any extras = 14,500 AED. FAQs: 1- even if you are already in your 8th or 9th month of pregnancy and already did all labs/scans/ appts elsewhere, you still must buy the antenatal package of 5,000 AED. 2- can you transfer from your own OB directly to the hospital? Nope. Must follow the above steps. 3- do you have to make a Dubai Health Card first? Not necessarily - you can walk around with your documents instead although I'm told it's " better " if you do just make the card. Cost for health card (320 AED) docs needed standard Dubai operating procedure (passport copy, visa copy, EID, tenancy contract, DEWA Bill, 1 photo ) 4-Can you pick which hospital you want Latifa vs Dubai? Nope. They assign the hospital to you based on where you live (which they know from your tenancy contract). Deira and surrounding areas go to Dubai Hospital. Bur Dubai, Jumeriah, etc go to Latifa. Hope this helps anyone who needs the info above!

Hello ladies, I've been searching expatwoman and others for info on delivery experience and fees at Dubai Hospital. There are a few old posts, but finding it very difficult to find any reviews or feedback with solid information. I've also called Dubai Hospital but again didn't get anywhere except to be told to visit Prime Medical Center? to sign up ? Any updates or feedback on the delivery experience / the doctors at Dubai Hospital would be great before I sign up and register. Also looking for costs information both with and without insurance. (I think my insurance might cover it on reimbursement basis) also do you have to pay a prenatal package or can you register just ahead of delivery? I am already advanced 30 weeks+ ***I have answered my own post below on the cost of delivery at Dubai Hospital, after nearly 2 weeks of research. I also now have a pretty comprehensive list of costs for delivery in Dubai area private hospitals for delivery (June 2017). Info gathered by applying similar methodology of calling avg of 3 times per hospital and speaking to 3 agents (information, cashier, and appt desk) per hospital. For queries just let me know.*** :nerd::biggrin: