My Birth Experience in Brno
In 2014 when we had our first son I remember wanting to know other expats' birth experiences but at that time not much information was available online like these days. However, I still don't find an existing online presence where mothers share their expat adventures, except for few meet-ups or facebook groups. So, here it is - documenting for you both in video and text format my own experience with giving birth in Brno. If it helps at least one expat mother to be, my mission is accomplished.
The birth of bot our kids took place at Brno FN Bohunice hospital.
In this country there is no private maternity hospitals, in case you are wondering about the possibility to give birth at a private center. The public health systems works well enough so all births can be covered by the insurance.
In the last 2-4 weeks gynecologist explained me we need to start the special weekly scans and check-ups at the hospital where I want to give birth. Based on her recommendation, I went to Bohunice, information center and they registered me in their waiting list and made appointment. Every week, I would go for the special scans where they check the baby's heart rate and other details.
When the big moment arrived, my husband took me by car to the maternity entrance - this was in my 2nd birth.
1st birth was programmed by inducing it 1 week earlier due to pre-eclampsia, a birth complication that endangers both mother and newborn.
Everything went well and both babies were well taken care of, the specialists are amazing and speak English. They also do the orthopedic check-up and the mandatory vaccinations for a newborn, provide all the health papers and even instructions for next steps like mandatory orthopetic checks or how to apply for baby's birth certificate.
In this video you can find out more details about my births and please feel free to ask any additional questions bellow.
Thanks for stopping by!
The birth of bot our kids took place at Brno FN Bohunice hospital.
In this country there is no private maternity hospitals, in case you are wondering about the possibility to give birth at a private center. The public health systems works well enough so all births can be covered by the insurance.
In the last 2-4 weeks gynecologist explained me we need to start the special weekly scans and check-ups at the hospital where I want to give birth. Based on her recommendation, I went to Bohunice, information center and they registered me in their waiting list and made appointment. Every week, I would go for the special scans where they check the baby's heart rate and other details.
When the big moment arrived, my husband took me by car to the maternity entrance - this was in my 2nd birth.
1st birth was programmed by inducing it 1 week earlier due to pre-eclampsia, a birth complication that endangers both mother and newborn.
Everything went well and both babies were well taken care of, the specialists are amazing and speak English. They also do the orthopedic check-up and the mandatory vaccinations for a newborn, provide all the health papers and even instructions for next steps like mandatory orthopetic checks or how to apply for baby's birth certificate.
In this video you can find out more details about my births and please feel free to ask any additional questions bellow.
Thanks for stopping by!
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