The Maternity Department is composed of:

• Obstetric and Gynaecology Out-Patient department, on the 1st floor
• Labour and Delivery Suite, on the 2nd floor
• Maternity and Gynaecology Hospitalization ward, on the 5th floor

Before Having Your Baby

The midwife team will be on hand to monitor your progress, to carry out doctor’s prescriptions, to take care of your general comfort and hygiene needs, and be available to give you advice about your labour and delivery.

When Labour Starts

Don’t delay. Jump into a car and come immediately to the hospital. Please go directly to the Delivery Suites, which are staffed 24-hours a day. We also provide 24-hour ambulance and mobile emergency services, should you require them. We have a Pre-stage Room offering privacy, comfort and security, during the early phases of your labour. There are 3 delivery rooms, each equipped with the latest foetal and maternal monitoring equipment and medical gas facilities, including nitrous oxide, to alleviate the discomfort of labour. A team of midwives and obstetricians is in attendance, 24-hour a day, as is a resident anaesthetist who will administer epidural anaesthesia, upon request, for delivery without pain. Operating theatres are in close proximity, in the event that a caesarean section delivery be required.

Upon delivery, our experienced paediatricians will examine you baby and closely monitor his or her progress in the first days of life.

If you need advice, or if you are unsure about any aspect of the delivery procedure, please don’t hesitate to call and will happily give you the needed advice. Please call Obstetrics Emergency Hotline on (84-8) 5411 34 50.

Recovery

The FVH Comprehensive Delivery Package includes a 4-night hospitalisation stay in our spacious fifth-floor Maternity Ward. We provide you with a bedside cradle, so that you can remain close to your baby in the first days after delivery. Our skilled midwives and maternity nurses will be happy to give you instruction and advice in breast feeding and newborn care, to help make your adjustment to being a new mother as easy as possible.

During your stay, every day, between 7:00-8:00 am and, again, in the early evening, the doctor will visit you to monitor your progress and discuss plans for your treatment. We encourage you to ask any questions you may have on any aspect of your stay to the doctor during his visits.

Nursery

If you require some rest at any time during your stay, you may ask the midwives to provide care for your baby in the nursery. They will happily arrange things for you. To make bath-times much more fun, there are bathing facilities in the nursery which you may use.

Milk Kitchen

We do encourage mothers to try breast-feeding, as there are many advantages for your baby in doing so. We can supplement breast-feeding, when required, with milk prepared in our Milk Kitchen. The midwife can arrange this service for you.

Paediatric Care

The paediatrician will conduct two complete examinations of your baby – once when he or she is born, and again, just before you leave the hospital. This is included in the Delivery Package price. If your baby does require paediatric care at any other time, the on-call paediatrician will be available (this service is subject to extra charge).