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globalnomad2 · Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 562

Surely not at government hospitals in the UAE. The main one in Abu Dhabi insisted that a colleague's wife was not pregnant. In fact she knew she was.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Just like everywhere in the world, I assume that one finds that some hospitals and doctors are better than others.

VS

globalnomad2 · Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 562

During nine years in the UAE I never heard anything good about government hospitals, other than "They're OK at stabilizing you, but after that, you need to transfer to a private hospital."

No, I do not assume that government hospital systems are equal around the world, any more than state university systems are.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

The only time I or anyone I knew set foot in a 'government' hospital in the Emirates was for the required government blood test.

And since the topic of this thread is pregnancy, everyone went to the specialist maternity hospital.

In the Gulf, there are different levels of so-called 'government' hospitals too.

VS

tweaka · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 32

VS,

In my school district you can take up to 2 months without pay. Many women take out disability insurance, because having a baby in their opinion is a disability. That way you can have a pay check while you're off. My son was born in April so I ended up missing checks and the remaining for that year were TINY..

I'm suprised to hear that they actually pay while you're off the usual time. How long do you have to work at a location before you are eligible for maternity benefits? Here you're covered immediately..

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

As far as I know, you are covered immediately. But, I don't know of any teachers who arrived pregnant and challenged the coverage. Perhaps someone else has run into that situation.

The US has the worst maternity and child care in the developed world. And so it will stay...

VS

Sheikh N Bake · Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 1307 Location: Dis ting of ours

Unless we can somehow swing Obama into the presidency, along with increased numbers of Democrats in the Senate. They WILL push for universal health insurance--which does exist in Massachusetts and Hawaii already, by the way--and I would hope, concurrent with that, we would see the establishment of improved child care.

tweaka · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 32

Hear hear!!!! Very Happy

Iamherebecause · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:19 am Post subject: Having babies in the UAE

NadiaK · Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 206

I have had a baby in the UAE. Feel free to PM me; I'm happy to chat about my experience.

NK

007 · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject:

Sheikh N Bake · Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 1307 Location: Dis ting of ours

Asian-Americans? Do you ever think or research before blabbing? Moreover, VS is referring to JOB-related maternity LEAVE and benefits.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Universal Health Care ? Sounds like Socialized Medicine to me. Communism !

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Right and the same people that will say exactly that will praise the current government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...

Socialism is only good if it benefits the oligarchs, not the populace..

VS

007 · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:26 pm Post subject:

What, Uncle Scot? Communism? Where? USA?

To the "Obamamania� and "McCainmania" people, I say this:
The American novelist, Gore Vidal said in 1977: �There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party ... and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. "! Laughing