#maternitytour

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Maternity tour

My husband and I attended our first maternity tea and tour at Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance Medical Center.

We had a schedule on November 10, 2019 at 2:45pm, and it lasted for 2 hours. At first, the tour guide discussed the informations about the delivery and the babies.

After that, she toured us around the hospital. Where supposed to got in, the delivery room, postpartum room and baby rooms.

They also have free snacks and drinks.

[mummymira-blog]

Maternity Tour

Choosing the right hospital to deliver is not an easy task for some. Especially so when you are delivering twins. Initially, the husband and I had decided on Mount Elizabeth Novena as it is new and close proximity to our house. However, when we found out that we are having twins and that Mount E. Novena only has single bedder, we had to look elsewhere due to the cost. We were told by our gyne that our bill could be up to $10k! So, our second option is Mount Alvernia. I had no idea where the hospital was and how it looks like while the husband had a rough image of the hospital since his aunt had delivered there about a year or so ago. So I went to the hospital's website to book a slot for the maternity tour in mid September and was shocked to see that the whole month was fully booked! The earliest was 1 Oct which was on a weekday.. thank goodness the husband could make it. By the way, Mount Alvernia Maternity Tour is on Monday to Friday at 2.30 pm and Saturdays at 10 am & 12 pm. We were expected to report 5 minutes before the tour starts at the Patient Liaison Centre which is beside the pharmacy. Upon arrival, we were given a goody bag plus a file that contains the the details such as the package price. After a short presentation, we were brought to the different wards to view all the rooms that were available, including the delivery room. However, on that day, all the delivery rooms were occupied! So we were brought back to the Patient Liaison Centre so that they could show us picture of the delivery room and fill us in with more details. Q&A session could be done as a group during the tour or individually after the tour. After the tour, we were each given a coupon to redeem a drink at their cafe. The husband and I were famished by the time the tour ended at around 3.30 pm but the cafe is not halal. So we only redeemed our drinks and had butter toasts. The hospital does have other food places like sushi, Subway, etc. In a nutshell, we are satisfied with Mount Alvernia. According to the husband, the parking is so much better as the hospital now has a multi-storey carpark. It also has new wards and the ICU for newborn is proper. Daddies who drive can purchase $8 parking coupon for the day. However, daddies are only allow to overnight in single-bedder rooms with a daily charge. After the tour, the husband and I enquired about the extra charges for delivering twins and were told that for the second baby, there is an additional of about $2k on top of the package that we choose. Now that the numbers are known, a decision still has to be made. Single or two bedder room? Should the husband overnight with me?