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kimbabworld
Joined: 20 Jun 2006
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject: What are the best birthing clinics or hospitals in Seoul? |
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What are the best clinics in terms of:
-offering private rooms
-speaking English
-allow you to spend as much time as you need after birth with the baby
-don't have a problem having the father present for the birth
-that will allow pain relievers, without pressure to do a natural birth
We are planning on starting a family and I am nervous about doing it here. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: What are the best birthing clinics or hospitals in Seoul |
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| kimbabworld wrote: |
What are the best clinics in terms of:
-offering private rooms
-speaking English
-allow you to spend as much time as you need after birth with the baby
-don't have a problem having the father present for the birth
-that will allow pain relievers, without pressure to do a natural birth
We are planning on starting a family and I am nervous about doing it here. |
We used the Cheil Womens Clinic in Bundang (Seohyun station) and had ALL of the above. Birth was July 2006.
The Samsung Womens Clinic in Yeongtong (where we started our prenatal care) also was the same.
They took very good care of us and went out of their way to make sure we had service in English through the whole process. The Doctor also spoke very good English. |
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lastat06513
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Location: Sensus amo Caesar , etiamnunc victus amo uni plebian
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| Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| one of my friends has his daughter born in a maternity clinic near Kangnam Gu station. Very good facility, but a tad pricey, but worth it to say the least. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| lastat06513 wrote: |
| one of my friends has his daughter born in a maternity clinic near Kangnam Gu station. Very good facility, but a tad pricey, but worth it to say the least. |
And just for general reference:
We have NHIC medical.
Our prenatal care cost us about 500k won.
This included an ultra-sound at every exam and top-flight care and every pre-natal exam that was available except amnio.
The birth including private room ( 3 days/2 nights ) was 500k won.
It was a natural birth and we used an epidurial for pain control. |
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korea252
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
Location: Seoul, Haebangchon
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| Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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My husband and I haven't had our baby yet - less than 2 months to go! From what I've experienced so far Mokdong Ewha University Hospital is great. The doctor speaks excellent english and so do some of the clinic staff. Their telephone number is 2650 5114 (ask for OBGY clinic) and website www.eumc.co.kr.
Mind you it all depends on where you live in Seoul - when you're in labour you don't want far to travel to get to the hospital! |
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indigo
Joined: 03 May 2006
Location: Yeoju
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:43 am Post subject: |
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| This info is all really helpful. I'm thinking about having a baby in Korea too. Are the clinics less "hospital" like? If I was at home, I'd probably give birth in a less conventional setting (or at least look into it) - but I don't know what the options are here... |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:56 am Post subject: |
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| indigo wrote: |
| This info is all really helpful. I'm thinking about having a baby in Korea too. Are the clinics less "hospital" like? If I was at home, I'd probably give birth in a less conventional setting (or at least look into it) - but I don't know what the options are here... |
On the high end (new ones) they tend to be more like hotels with medical facilities and services. Birthing will run about 1 million (1/2 billed to NHIC medical insurance and 1/2 to you). Surgical intervention (C-section) can double that bill (2 million won).
On the low end (older ones - wards) they are like old style hospitals but small. They should also be a bit cheaper (700k won / split).
If you don't have insurance they you pay the full shot. |
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indigo
Joined: 03 May 2006
Location: Yeoju
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:10 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks! That helps a lot. Speaking of insurance, I've read it's possible to be included on your husbands insurance after the mother has to stop working and throughout the birth and recovery time... Do you know how this works if you're not married? (My partner and I are not.) Or where I could find out? |
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korea252
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
Location: Seoul, Haebangchon
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:54 am Post subject: |
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I'm registered with my husband's insurance - I had to show them our wedding certificate. According to the insurance website only family members can be covered www.nhic.or.kr/wbe/faq/faq.html. You could always give them a phone though and find out if it's worthwhile getting your own insurance 1577-1000.
I would imagine it would save you money getting your own insurance as I was quoted 1.5 - 2.0 mil without insurance and 300,000 with! Big difference. |
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indigo
Joined: 03 May 2006
Location: Yeoju
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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| that website is awesome, it's so nice to have and english version of a korean website that gives comprehensive information! I'm just full of questions... so how does it work with your visa? My partner and I are here on E-2 visa's and obviously I'd need to take some time off... If I have a baby after my contract is up, what kind of visa is available to me? (My partner would still be working here...) |
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korea252
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
Location: Seoul, Haebangchon
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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When my husband started his job I got put through on an F3 visa. To apply for that his work had to provide their tax details to "sponsor" me. Pretty straight forward and easy to do - his work had to supply their tax info on a letter which we took to the embassy in Japan when we did our visa run. Like being added for Tax insurance I also had to show them our original wedding certificate, which they were going to keep! I specifically asked for it to be returned to me - they're expensive - but they accepted a copy so no problem.
Contact the Korean embassy in the country where you're from to get detailed advice on how to apply for an F3 visa. |
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