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Old 09-08-2008, 10:08 PM
Jo Bowd Jo Bowd is offline
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I had my first son at QMH. My second son was born at home (unplanned). The ambulance took me to PMH, as it was the closest hospital. Once there the care was as good at QMH. The positive thing about public healthcare in Hong Kong is that it is very much standardised. You don't get the postcode lottery that you'd get in other developed countries.

The standard of spoken English was about the same in both QMH and PMH. Both are very strict about adhering to visiting hours. Babies are not allowed off the ward until they are discharged. I actually thought the food at PMH was better than QMH. Basic chinese food.

I took early discharge (on first day) as I felt that I was better at home rather than on a noisy ward with 5 other new mums and their babies.......
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