For many expectant fathers and expectant mothers, after learning about pregnancy, the most headache is to keep making a variety of choices, and the most important and difficult two choices in the whole pregnancy are where to give birth, where to give birth and where to confinement after childbirth.
Today, according to my personal experience and feedback from the mothers in the Bao Mom group, I will talk to you about how to choose the hospital for obstetric examination and babybirth.
Once, where to give birth did not seem to be a problem that plagued expectant parents, but with the development of the medical industry and the improvement of people's economic level, the obstetrics and gynecology department of comprehensive tertiary hospitals, obstetrics and gynecology hospitals, international departments of tertiary hospitals or special needs, private hospitals and many other choices made it extremely difficult for expectant parents to take the first step in pregnancy.
As the top priority during pregnancy, after confirming pregnancy, the first thing for expectant fathers to consider is to find a reliable and comfortable hospital to file for expectant mothers to prepare for future obstetric examinations and delivery.
Next, let's first talk about a few key points that need to be paid attention to when choosing a hospital.
Medical level
As the most important factor in choosing a hospital, the level of medical care is definitely the first thing that all expectant parents need to consider.
Good doctors, high-level medical technology, and advanced medical equipment can provide the most reassuring protection for expectant mothers.
distance
The distance from home to the hospital is definitely one of the key factors to consider when choosing a hospital.
You know, once the file is established, it means that there are no special circumstances, and the expectant mother will give birth and give birth here.
In the next ten months, the father-to-be will not only visit frequently, but also develop various routes and parking schemes that can quickly reach the hospital to prepare for production.
The frequency of obstetric examinations for expectant mothers during pregnancy is: every 3-4 weeks before 28 weeks, every two weeks for 28-32 weeks, and once a week after 32 weeks.
As the expected date approaches, once there are signs of childbirth, it is necessary to be able to reach the hospital as soon as possible to avoid wasting too much time on the road, and the longer the journey, the more unpredictable factors such as traffic jams will occur.
So if the father-to-be doesn't want to make the mother-to-be too upset on the road, try to choose a hospital close to home to file.
But if there is no suitable hospital near your home, it is another matter, if it is indeed far away, close to the delivery period, you can choose to stay in a temporary accommodation near the hospital, to avoid the danger that the expectant mother and the fetus may appear on the road to the greatest extent.
Medical environment
Now more and more expectant parents will list the medical environment as one of the key considerations, after all, a good medical environment can make expectant mothers more comfortable and happier during the obstetric examination, and greatly reduce the fatigue of expectant mothers.
Price
This is believed to be one of the factors that many expectant parents need to consider when choosing a hospital.
As the most important stage in life, everyone hopes to have a very good experience, but the choice is different, and the cost to bear is also very different, so we still have to do what we can, after all, the "four-legged gold devouring beast" is beyond imagination after birth.
Having said a few important points to focus on, let's talk about the advantages and disadvantages between different options.
Public maternity hospitals
After learning of pregnancy, professional public maternity hospitals are definitely put on the preferred list by many people.
As a specialized hospital mainly in obstetrics and gynecology, public maternity hospitals have rich experience in obstetrics and gynecology, and can prevent and effectively treat various problems that may occur during pregnancy and childbirth in advance.
But its disadvantages are also obvious, first of all, there are too many people, the medical environment is poor, and secondly, compared with large general hospitals, obstetrics and gynecology hospitals may not be able to deal with large incurable diseases.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital
Like public maternity hospitals, the obstetrics and gynecology departments of many general hospitals are also very famous, but compared with public maternity hospitals, general hospitals have obvious advantages in the face of large-scale difficult and complicated diseases during pregnancy and childbirth, and can achieve general consultation.
Its disadvantage is still too many people and a poor medical environment.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital, Special Needs, International Department
There are now many general hospitals that have special needs outpatient clinics or international departments.
Compared with the general obstetrics and gynecology department, the doctors of the Special Needs and International Department are above the level of deputy chief doctors, and they are more experienced in dealing with various problems, and the medical environment of the Special Needs and International Department is relatively better, which can allow expectant mothers to have a comfortable obstetric examination environment.
But the disadvantage is that registration and many examinations can not go to medical insurance, the price is high.
Private maternity hospital
Compared with public hospitals, the biggest advantage of private maternity hospitals is that they have a comfortable environment, good service, and family companionship.
It is undeniable that many well-known private hospitals will also hire well-known experts to sit in the clinic to ensure their medical level, and at the same time, they will also find a well-known public general hospital for joint, once the expectant mother has any problems that cannot be solved, there can be a referral guarantee.
The disadvantages of private hospitals are also very obvious, that is, compared with the obstetrics and gynecology department of general hospitals or obstetrics and gynecology hospitals, the number of patients contacted by private hospitals can be said to be quite small, the experience in dealing with various problems is insufficient, and there is a lack of experts from other related departments, so once there is a problem, they can only choose referral.
But it is likely that at the time of referral, the public hospital has been full of file quotas, resulting in the inability to file, which will make people anxious and angry.
In addition to this, another disadvantage of it is expensive, with private maternity hospitals having the highest prices of all options.
Finally, let's summarize for everyone what type of expectant mother is suitable for different types of hospitals.
Public Maternity Hospital: Suitable for young mothers who are in good health, have no other diseases and have a low budget.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of General Hospital: Suitable for mothers with low budget, family genetic history, other diseases in the body, advanced age or anxiety during pregnancy, and glass heart.
Special Needs and International Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of General Hospital: Suitable for mothers with a budget and the pursuit of comfort experience, family genetic history, other diseases in the body, high age or anxiety during pregnancy, and glass heart.
Private Maternity Hospital: Suitable for young mothers who have a budget and pursue comfort experience, good health, no other diseases, no anxiety, no glass heart, and need to be accompanied by their families throughout the process.
Want to say something
When I learned of my pregnancy, my first thought was to find a private hospital with a good environment for obstetric examinations and deliveries, after all, I thought of the endless queues in public hospitals.
But when I had an early pregnancy checkup at a private hospital, I completely dismissed the idea, and the unpleasant medical experience led me to blacklist the private hospital.
Finally, after many comparisons, I chose the obstetrics department of the general hospital to file the special needs, and during the obstetric examination, I met a lot of mothers transferred from private hospitals, and also met private hospital doctors who accompanied my daughter to the obstetric examination.
In each chat, I was more certain that I had made the right choice, and I was extremely grateful that there was no wayward choice environment and a more comfortable private hospital.
Of course, I have a lot of moms who have a great experience in private hospitals, and there are also a lot of moms who have a poor experience in public hospitals, and in the chat, I found that the good or bad experience during pregnancy and childbirth is not entirely determined by which hospital to choose.
The choice of hospital can only help us avoid some of the possible problems, but in the end whether you will have a pleasant pregnancy or a bad experience depends largely on luck.
After all, having only one baby at the same time and having ten babies is completely different for doctors, and whether the midwife you meet on the day of childbirth is patient or efficient will also lead to a different experience.
Therefore, here, I can only analyze for all parents-to-be from an objective point of view, and I also hope that everyone has good luck and a good childbirth experience.