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Welcome to Singapore! It should be easy to get into see a gynae, no worries. Classes should be no problem as well. You have several options outside of the hospital antenatal classes. Birthright Singapore Doula Services ParentLink offer antenatal classes by certified childbirth educators and offer do...

Ok. to look for a natural birth you would need to try either Thomson Medical Centre, Mt. Alvernia and for a waterbirth, Mt. Alvernia or NUH. I am not sure of costs of gynae's, but there are two that are supportive of natural and waterbirths, Dr. FM Lai at Camden Medical Centre or Dr. Paul Tseng at T...

It is different here from the UK. You do not have a midwife as your primary care giver, you have the OB/Gynae. Most births are in hospital. There are only two gyanes here that attend home births. There are two hospitals that have waterbirthing - NUH and Mt. Alvernia. How do you envision your birth? ...

I am not anti intervention - only when it is used as a standard of care. Women always have choices, they just don't know they have any. I met one women who told me that at 3 months she was told she would have a cesarean as she was 'too small' to have a natural birth. Women are not told they have opt...

Thanks for the article - a summary of the study. A quote from the summary: “The need for use of forceps or vacuum extraction to assist the baby through the birth canal appeared later in the after group than in the before group. Dr. Zhang explained that, in the before group, these extraction procedur...

Care providers are key to obtaining the birth you want. Thomson Medical Centre and Mt. Alvernia are the best in allowing you to labour and birth in the position of your choice . Mt A and National University Hospital allow water births and Thomson has a tub to labour in. Mt E. has no access to water ...

Having an epidural will increase your risks of having a cesarean. It is one of the risks of having one. Have you given birth before and felt extreme pain or just concerned due to what you have seen and heard about childbirth? Taking an antenatal class outside of the hospital will allow you to learn ...

What type of birth you are looking for? There are many options in Singapore and knowing what type of birth you want should help you decide where you will take your class and where you give birth and who your care providers will be.