Just want to share that my wife just gave birth to a baby girl last Wednesday at SDMC (previously known as SJMC). We used Dr Lee Say Fatt (Obstetrics & Gynaecology).
Total cost for delivery, lab, room and consultation for mum and baby is about RM3500. No epidural but just injection and gas for pain relief...really salute my wife...

This post has been edited by justin_nys: Oct 2 2011, 12:33 PM

Congrats. on your newborn RM250...damn cheap! It's true that experienced doctors are usually seem very "cincai" because they are so experienced that they have "seen it all", so in a way is although you think they are cincai, but they still know what they are doing...my wife's gyne was also like that but he's very good and whateva her told us in advance, really came to pass. During the delivery, he was still chit chatting with the nurse about the Empire Shopping Centre's explosion that happened that morning (our hospital SJMC is very near to the scene)...but when the action almost started, they were very focused on my baby's natural delivery.

On stories where people are sent to government hospitals (GH) if there's any complication during delivery, very unlikely because you're already in the midst of delivery and it makes no sense to transfer you to a hospital halfway which is very risky.....(not sure about the ones in Kedah but the ones in KL have very experienced doctors which justifies the very high fees). There is no doubt that the equipments in government hospitals are the best because they are bought with tax payer's money And there is no doubt we do have good nurses and doctors in GH....but the work load is so much higher in GH that many of the staff are simply demotivated or tired....so the equipment is just as good as the person using it at that moment

once again, congrats and enjoy your new born!

If I'm not wrong you will require a medical card from the Government hospital so the best is to do your last few check ups at your home town's government clinic...if not, not sure will there be any delay if you directly do admission on the delivery day...I could be wrong..any one with such experience?

WintersuN, rm4k-6k inclusive of all prenatal checkup sessions and delivery charge??? This figure estimation is quite impossible at most "famous" private hospital.. furthermore we're talking about Sunway hospital here that price stated is for delivery alone (plus the standard mother and baby care stuffs after delivery) you gotta budget separately for each check up during pregnancy... About 100 - 200 each visit (or even more if you go to expensive hospitals and optional tests such as down syndrome check etc excluded) Checkup is monthly once until the final month which will be then weekly, or maybe more if require by doctor for those with special condition. To amswer your question, you will be charged after each checkup, separately. No one lump sum except for the delivery bill.

This post has been edited by justin_nys: Jan 29 2012, 11:50 AM

urm...it's your choice and it depends on your budget? Cheapest is definitely Government hospital. Cheaper Private you can opt for Pantai, Sri Kota Klang or other smaller delivery centres. Have you read through this thread? If no I suggest you to read all 14 pages since many people share their experience and total cost for delivery. There's no one answer. Different people may have different experiences with certain hospital/clinics, like some had bad experiences in highly recommended hospitals and doctors too

yeah that's the surprising thing about Prince Court Medical Centre. Everyone was having the impression that this hospital is very pricy (or rather, hoax going on saying that it's a expensive private hopsital) I'll give it a try for our next baby!

Insurance claim for birth? are you sure this is possible? Is there even such a thing? hmmm...

I rather" Suffer wallet ". Seeing my wife gone through pregnancy, I think it's the most beautiful but most challenging sacrifice she had made too.

Famous and very experienced doctor, but expect extremely long waiting queue and rushed consultation due to the long list of patients in queue.
So my and my wife would rather go for another Gynae that can spend more time explaining the questions and concerns we have, which we did

As for delivering, we had a very good experience with the Midwife and nurses here. Very helpful, understanding and patient. Room, facilities and food quality are acceptable, just don't expect a 5 star treatment like some of the more expensive hospitals around

This post has been edited by justin_nys: Aug 13 2012, 08:07 AM