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Kuwait City
June 2009
I went to a private hospital (Royale Hayat) even though they were not included with my insurance. Prenatal office visits were about 20KD a piece, the lab tests weren't very expensive. Doctors in Kuwait want to do an ultrasound every visit, so if you don't want that you have to say so. They are also used to their patients just accepting whatever they say without questioning and doing things without telling you. So, you really have to be proactive and assertive about what you do and do not want. My goal was a natural childbirth. Except for being induced with prostaglandin gel and sweeping membranes, that is what I had. The labor and induction rooms have "birth" balls. The induction rooms also have jacuzzi tubs. I wrote a birth plan, my doctor as well as the nursing staff read it and they abided by it as much as they could. I was free to move around during labor without being attached to the monitors constantly. The only problem really was that when it came time to push, my doctor wanted me in lithotomy position. I said no and she accepted me being in a side-lying position. I stayed two nights in the hospital. It was a positive experience overall. The only issue I had postpartum was that they did a blood sugar test on my daughter without my consent and tried to tell me she was going to have to have formula instead of exclusively breastmilk. I kept my daughter with me in my room the whole time. They waited to cut her cord until it stopped pulsing and they did not give her the hepatitis B vaccine- all per my requests.
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I chose Dr. Khalda based on the recommendation of a friend. Based on the experiences of two other women delivering with her, I would no longer necessarily recommend her. Previously, she was very supportive of natural birth. The experiences of my two friends have caused us to doubt her dedication to natural birth.
If I were to have another child in Kuwait, I would get a second opinion if the doctor said I needed to be induced, or any other medical procedure.
I would recommend my favorite books, because there are not prenatal classes for first time parents. I would recommend delivering at Royale Hayat because they are the most natural-birth-friendly.
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I delivered my daughter in Taiba hospital 3 years ago and Dr, Nehla there was supportive throughout all the time of my checkups and delivery.. I would recommend her to all due mothers.
guestI am a lamaze trained childbirth educator and doula...just moved here to Kuwait. Thank you for sharing for birth experience- very encouraging. I would love to hear what doctors you would now recommend for women seeking to have a natural childbirth experience.
guestFor others reading this, I am a Lamaze trained childbirth educator who just moved to Kuwait and will be teaching prenatal classes (and pre-natal yoga starting next fall- 2011). engagingbirth.blogspot.com or you can email me [email protected]
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