The number of beds in the room wasnt really a factor to me. Im sure I'll be dying to get home no matter what the sleeping arrangements are!
I went public in 2010 and am going private this time. The number of beds in the ward was the ONLY factor in this decision though. Public the last time there were 10 mums & 11 babies in my ward (which was in the same corridor of other wards with other babies). I had to stay in for c-section and got no sleep for 4 nights.
As everyone says for a straight forward pregnancy & delivery, I would have no problem with public, but I am likely to have a c-section again this time and felt I would recover better in a private room (reading that back, I do realise that I'm paying over €3K for a few nights sleep! yikes!)
Having insurance wont guarantee a private room in a maternity hospital! There mightnt be one available!
Having insurance wont guarantee a private room in a maternity hospital! There mightnt be one available!
Mt Carmel has been mentioned a couple of times in this thread.
It certainly is 'nice' but it should be noted that if there are problems during labour you may need to transferred to one of the big 3 Dublin hospitals for surgery (eg c-section) as MC does not have the facilities.
Otherwise the main difference is waiting times and seeing the same consultant. You may get a private room but this is not guaranteed - it really depends on the day.
That's an urban legend about Mount Carmel. Have been hearing that for years but I rang them yesterday. The only births they can't deal with are babies born before 32 weeks which apparently is only about 1% of births in Ireland. They are fully equipped for c-sections etc.
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