Canossa Hospital - Obstetric

In order to provide prospective parents with an accurate estimate of costs to have their babies delivered in Canossa Hospital, the following Obstetric Packages are offered:

3 to 5 day Vaginal Delivery
3 to 5 day Caesarean Section Delivery

There is no need to choose among the 3-day, 4 day, or 5-day options in the Vaginal Delivery Package, you can feel free to leave the hospital anytime and pay the set cost listed in the attached Table accordingly.

If you wish to extend your stay beyond 5 days, extra charges will be added for room, nursery and other
miscellaneous items.

The packages are designed to be as comprehensive as possible, although special circumstances may incur additional charges.

The packages however are not compulsory and you may decide whether or not to opt for them at the hospital Admission/Reception Counter during your admission procedure.

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Labour Room	Operating Theatre
Nursery	Special Nursery	Breast Feeding Room
First Class Room	Second Class Room	Third Class Room

Obstetric Packages Services
Both Vaginal Delivery & Caesarean Section Delivery Packages include the following services:

For the mother:

Routine Laboratory tests as indicated in the maternity profile
Teaching of post-natal and infant care by midwives
Post-natal exercise class conducted by qualified physiotherapist
Use of breast-pump.
Facilities will be provided in Private Rooms for one companion at night at no extra cost

For the baby:

Nursing room charges including a bed warmer on the first day and all hygiene items and milk powder formula when necessary
Routine neonatal care and resuscitation in the delivery room immediately following delivery
Routine nursing care and parentcraft teaching including breast-feeding instructions
Routine laboratory test and blood screening as indicated in the neonatal profile
Initial vaccination for Polio, Hepatitis B and Tuberculosis
Free first visit to our Celeste Child Health Centre for cord care, body weight and advice prior to three weeks of age
Free gift of baby photo and birth record card when discharged from hospital
Facilities will be provided in Private Rooms for one companion at night at no extra cost
New-born's personal homepage
On-line web-viewing for boarding baby

Normal Vaginal Delivery (3-5 days)

For the mother this includes:

Room charges (full board and maternity pads)
Routine pre-natal observation and nursing care
Routine normal delivery room services including nursing care and routine observation monitoring and treatment
Routine post-natal observation care and treatsment

Elective Caesarean Section (3-5 days)

For the mother this includes:

Room charges (full board and maternity pads)
All routine pre-operation preparations
Routine operation room service and nursing care
Routine post-natal and operation observation, care and treatment

Information for Maternity Admission

Things to be brought to the hospital:

Doctor's letter
Your ID cards (husband and wife)
Personal belongings: well supportive bras, pyjamas, slippers, personal toiletries
If choosing obstetric package, hospital will provide waterproof underpads, maternity sanitary pads and elastic underwears.

Things for baby on discharge:

Clothes, mitten, wrapper and socks

Admission procedure should be done:

At admission counter on ground floor
For Elective Caesarean Section, please be admitted at least 4 hours before operation

When to admit:

Regular uterine contraction (with or without pain)
Show (blood with mucous discharge from vagina)
Rupture of membranes (watery discharge from vagina)

If you have any of the above sign, you should contract your doctor and be admitted immediately

The Following Items are NOT included in the Package:
-	Emergency procedures, treatment and special equipment
-	Extra laboratory tests, x-ray, ultrasound, blood transfusion, extra drugs prescribed by doctor
-	Extra items such as nipple shield, abdominal binder, etc.
-	Incubator and phototherapy
-	Doctor's fees
-	Others such as listed in the Price Table