30 weeks pregnant and arriving in singapore

[ffsgrelier]

Good morning

I am looking for information re late pregnancy care in Singapore. I am currently in London and due to move with my family to Singapore at the end of march. I shall be about 30 weeks pregnant by then and was wondering how to get to register with doctors, obgyn ... I believe ,reading through the forum , that the hospital care in singapore is really good but don't really know wether i have to organise appointments before i leave the Uk or wait to arrive and then take the risk of not being seen for a while. I would greatly appreciate any advice and information anyone could give me re obgyn, midwives ...Many thanks

frederique

[magic8]

i went through the same thing when i moved at the end of last year. i was about 25 weeks then.

i did some research on the internet and shortlisted a few hospitals first, and then tried to look for doctors who deliver at those hospitals.

i shortlisted tmc, gleaneagles, and raffles, and then scheduled for hospital tours which all hospitals have at designated times. i called about 1 week in advance for that. they usually have the schedules on their websites.

i ended up just going to tmc and gleaneagles because i was short of time, and decided on gleaneagles as it was a much quieter environment then tmc.

and then i searched the forums and asked around a bit for some doctors who deliver there, and made appointments with two of them and finally decided on one. you don't need to book well in advance to see a doctor here, probably a few days in advance is enough. however, be prepared to wait to actually see the doctor that day. the waiting time is usually between 1-2 hours. after waiting 2 hours on one of my visits, now i go as soon as the clinic opens early in the morning to avoid the que.

hope this helps. good luck!

[ffsgrelier]

many thanks for your reply and info. It puts my mind at rest.
My husband is in Singapore at present looking for accomodation and all and i believe Gleneagles is the closest to where we would live but I was recommanded an obgyn delivering in Mount elizabeth. If you wouldnt mind giving me your feedback on gleneagles, i'd really appreciate.
Thanks again for your help
Frederique