Wow.... sounds like a good chunk of the savings. Will have to really look into what the basic insurance my company runs covers. Caught us a bit of guard this....Wd40 wrote:Congratulations
There are 2 parts to the cost. One is the monthly checkups etc and the 2nd part is the actual delivery costs.
Typically, you budget like $70-100 every visit for the monthly checkup. But there is one checkup at 20th week which is comprehensive, that one will cost like $300 I guess. Also most hospitals have packages, so you dont need to pay per visit. Its like $700 or something.
The actual delivery cost can be as low as $4000 if its a normal delivery. But if its Caeserian, typically it will cost $10,000. If there are complications, it may go up to 20-25k as well.
Most locals prefer KK, but others are also fine. Depends on where you live. Most people in the east choose Parkway East others choose KK or Mt Alverina.
GlenEagles and Mt Elizabeth are considered expat hospitals.
There are other forums out there that will give you more info on this.
We might be in a squeeze with the birth. My wife has had c-section at both births and I believe it will be necessary again. Babies are just too big ~4,500 gramPNGMK wrote:Go to KK. Ask for the cheapest option (public ward - no extra check ups etc). It won't be that bad.
Another alternative is to consider a home birth with a nurse (mid wife) in attendance. Singaporeans did this quite often until the 80s.
It is less about the hospital, more of a doctor. We had it in Month Elisabeth Hospital that supposed to be the top of the top in this country. As for the facilities it was satisfactory to good but they failed to inform us about some important details. The doctors we would not recommend.Fortan wrote:1.) Does anyone have any idea what a pregnancy will cost, with scans, doctors and most likely c-section in a good hospital?
Pregnancy: 0.5-2k; delivery 4-9k normal, 7-20k c-section
2.) We have been here 4 months now, so as such our insurance should cover from late January but I am not sure if it will cover anything when the pregnancy has started in the9 month period?
Hard to say but probably not.
3.) Which hospitals would you recommend here in Singapore, as the best when it comes to giving birth?
You help will be highly appreciated.
Check with your employer, if they have additional benefits to cover maternity. The MNC bank that I work for pays a fixed amount of $2500 for every child birth as a sort of compensation for the fact that insurance in Singapore dont cover pregnancy.Fortan wrote:Wow.... sounds like a good chunk of the savings. Will have to really look into what the basic insurance my company runs covers. Caught us .a bit of guard this....Wd40 wrote:Congratulations
There are 2 parts to the cost. One is the monthly checkups etc and the 2nd part is the actual delivery costs.
Typically, you budget like $70-100 every visit for the monthly checkup. But there is one checkup at 20th week which is comprehensive, that one will cost like $300 I guess. Also most hospitals have packages, so you dont need to pay per visit. Its like $700 or something.
The actual delivery cost can be as low as $4000 if its a normal delivery. But if its Caeserian, typically it will cost $10,000. If there are complications, it may go up to 20-25k as well.
Most locals prefer KK, but others are also fine. Depends on where you live. Most people in the east choose Parkway East others choose KK or Mt Alverina.
GlenEagles and Mt Elizabeth are considered expat hospitals.
There are other forums out there that will give you more info on this.
My wife is Thai and we used to live in Bangkok for some years. We always used Samitivej Hospital in Bangkok and was VERY happy with what we were offered, so it is definetely something we are considering too. Just need to find out about our insurance here first and make sure she is in fact pregnant. Two tests over the weekend says so and 14 days over her period which usually runs like clockwork. Hard to avoid the facts.PNGMK wrote:You could look at Malaysian and Thai hospitals as a cost option.
Kudos for keeping the baby - too many abortions in this little red dot
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