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Medicare or city?

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 21:12

Hi everyone.
I am 24 weeks pregnant now with our first baby, due 21st October. My husband just started a new job in Dubai on Sunday and I will be following him out in 3 weeks time. I plan to have the baby in Dubai, have been looking on here at recommendations for hospitals and had been thinking of going to city as it seems to get glowing reviews apart from it being expensive. Our insurance will cover at least upto 10 000 dirhams and maybe more, but I'd rather pay extra and have peace of mind than save money but risk a bad delivery experience.
We haven't settled on a place to live once we're both out there but are considering the marina area, my husband is a little worried about how far it will mean travelling to city hospital. He found that cooper clinic is near and has british midwives working there but would mean delivering at medicare and I've read more mixed reviews about that.
I'd really appreciate any advice that people have, feel like I'm pretty blind to it all looking into it from the uk and I'm worried about waiting til I'm there to look as I'll be almost 28weeks and will need appointments pretty much as soon as I get there.
Please help! x

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 July 2012 - 10:06
Oh and forgot to mention that I live in Ajman so i travelled all the way to city hospital for my delivery. I had to take risk just to delivery in the hands of a good Dr and be in a good hospital.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 July 2012 - 10:02
City hospital is excellent relaxing and you feel like in a hotel, the staff and nurses are great I was delivered by Dr Helena Taylor who is from Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center with is just opposite the hospital .. and yes it is expensive.. I had my second baby with Dr Helena during my delivery she decided that I do not need Epidural or any cuts and stitches to take my baby out.. and she was 100% correct.. I am so grateful I did listen to her advise and did every step she told me during delivery and I had a completely natural delivery. By the way you need to check if your insurance covers 10,000 Dhs for delivery only or consultation and ultrasound included... because then when you reach your delivery date the 10000 limit will be much less and you will have to pay to cover. and pls remember to check that Dr charges are included in the hospital charges or not. Good luck.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 July 2012 - 09:32
Hi Silkie, If you go to the City Hospital website you can send them an email enquiring about their delivery packages. I did this last week and they sent me through a very clear indication of the prices and I had it within a day or two of emailing them. HTH
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 15 July 2012 - 20:50
Hi Silkie16, Since I had a c-section I don't know what the charges are for a natural delivery. You could contact the clinic to find out, their number is 044499944.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 13 July 2012 - 20:00
Hi GIngerdee, I delivered at City hospital 6 weeks ago and I couldnt be happier with the experience I had. The hospital feels bran new (I believe it's only 6 years old), is very well equipped and has a great neo natal unit which few hospitals in Dubai have. The midwives are extremely attentive, kind and helpful. My OB is based in Healthcare City, 2 minutes away from the hospital. His name is Dr. George Michailidis and I cannot say enough good things about him. I had a high risk pregnancy and his care and support were just exceptional all along. He always answers his mobile phone which is very reassuring. I had an episode of bleeding on a Friday (which is the weekend here in Dubai) and rushed to the hospital - he came just 5 minutes after I got there. He's a lovely man on top of being a fantastic doctor - I highly recommend him. And one last thing: I had a c-section due to the complication with my pregnancy and I can't believe how barely noticeable my scar is! He really takes his time in stitching you up and the scar looks like the work of a plastic surgeon. Good luck to you with everything! edited by Bibalicious21 on 13/07/2012 Hi Bibalicious21 May i ask how much did the doc charge for delivering in City hosp? i've seen the package @ City without the doc charge & was wondering how much would it round off too.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 13 July 2012 - 12:28
Hi GIngerdee, I delivered at City hospital 6 weeks ago and I couldnt be happier with the experience I had. The hospital feels bran new (I believe it's only 6 years old), is very well equipped and has a great neo natal unit which few hospitals in Dubai have. The midwives are extremely attentive, kind and helpful. My OB is based in Healthcare City, 2 minutes away from the hospital. His name is Dr. George Michailidis and I cannot say enough good things about him. I had a high risk pregnancy and his care and support were just exceptional all along. He always answers his mobile phone which is very reassuring. I had an episode of bleeding on a Friday (which is the weekend here in Dubai) and rushed to the hospital - he came just 5 minutes after I got there. He's a lovely man on top of being a fantastic doctor - I highly recommend him. And one last thing: I had a c-section due to the complication with my pregnancy and I can't believe how barely noticeable my scar is! He really takes his time in stitching you up and the scar looks like the work of a plastic surgeon. Good luck to you with everything! <em>edited by Bibalicious21 on 13/07/2012</em>
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 05 July 2012 - 17:25
Agreed, there was never a mention of a c section :-)
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 05 July 2012 - 15:05
She is VERY pro natural delivery
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 05 July 2012 - 01:34
Thanks ladies that all sounds really reassuring. I suppose one of the things I'm most worried about is ending up having an unnecessary Caesarian, I'd really like to have a natural delivery and would not want to give up on that unless it's unsafe. Ive read one or two things about doctors over there being quick to resort to a c section for the extra cash. Do you know if dr yuliya is pro natural deliveries? Congratulations to you both on your new arrivals!
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Latest post on 04 July 2012 - 20:19
Congratulations gingerDee, I also delivered at medcare 6 weeks ago with dr yuliya, she is based at Cooper clinic and I would 100 per cent recommend dr yuliya and medcare. I had a difficult pregnancy and labour but I could not fault dr yuliya or the nurses and midwives at medcare. My son was in ICU for 3 days and we were in the hospital for 5 days in total and I literally could not fault one thing. As far as I am aware no midwives are based at Cooper clinic, however they do have a south Africa lady called Madge who is a trained midwife and runs antenatel classes and who will also help you out after with breastfeeding, general advice etc... She has been great help for me and will visit you at home. If you do decide to go with Cooper I would book an appointment ASAP for when you arrive as they get very busy.
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Latest post on 04 July 2012 - 20:02
Hi, I delivered at Medcare 10 weeks ago with Dr Yulia from the Cooper Clinic. Thankfully I had a straight forward delivery and I was very happy with Medcare. For me having faith in my Dr is the most important thing. The staff were fine and the room was just as nice as where I had my first daughter in the UK. I have heard City is very plush and friends gave had great experiences there. It really depends on each individual delivery. In the UK, I had an amazing delivery with my first DD and a good friend of mine had an awful time two months previously. It was like it was a different hospital. I really think your Dr is the key and a good Dr won't touch a bad hospital. Good Luck ?
 
 

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