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Rik Glauert compares private hospital maternity packages in Hong Kong

With some of the best health facilities in the region, Hong Kong has a wealth of options to bring your little one into the world. What’s more, the city’s private hospitals have a range of maternity packages to suit your needs and budget. Maternity package prices listed below come with a word of warning. These prices do not include doctor’s fees nor necessarily all tests and medicines. With these extra fees included, the cost of giving birth at the places below can increase at least two-fold.

Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong Gleneagles is committed to fostering a close bond between you and your child from the moment you give birth. The hospital allows

your baby to be next to you, or with you, 24 hours a day as skin-to-skin contact builds bonds between newborns and parents. Maternity packages range from a vaginal delivery (three days, two nights) in a twobedded room for $20,000 to a Caesarean section package in a suite for $68,500. 1 Nam Fung Path, Wong Chuk Hang. gleneagles.hk Matilda also guarantees one midwife to each birthing mother. Prices range from $21,500 for a two-night vaginal birth in a shared room

Matilda International Hospital This century-old hospital lets you experience some of Hong Kong’s colonial grandeur even while giving birth. The best rooms boast balconies overlooking the harbour. In terms of luxury, Matilda has thought of everything. They offer a variety of pain relief methods from walking epidurals to water baths. There are also birth balls and warm pads on offer.

to $85,500 for a five-night Caesarean section package in a private room. 41 Mount Kellett Road, The Peak. matilda.org

Hong Kong Adventist Hospital This is a popular option for giving birth in Hong Kong which requires a deposit months in advance of the due date. Maternity packages ranging from $19,000 to $71,000 include pretty much everything you could think of such as initial vaccinations for your child and letting your birthing partner cut the umbilical cord. What’s more, the hospital throws in a complimentary photo album of your newborn and a birth certificate that includes your baby’s footprints. 40 Stubbs Road, Happy Valley. hkah.org.hk

Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital The Sanatorium’s maternity packages are inclusive of basic medicines such as entonox (gas and air), as well as vitamins and vaccinations for your baby. Like a few of the other private hospitals, the Sanatorium also includes a Baby Security System to offer peace of mind while at the hospital. Prices range from $22,300 to $55,200. 2 Village Road, Happy Valley. hksh-hospital.com

Canossa Hospital Canossa’s deluxe suites with large windows affording views of Hong Kong’s MidLevels make it a particularly popular luxury choice. The hospital also boasts an army of consultant obstetricians, physiotherapists and dieticians to cater to every part of the birth. Packages range from $20,600 for a normal birth in a six-bed room to nearly $100,000 for the four-night Caesarean package in a Deluxe Suite. 1 Old Peak Road, Mid-Levels. canossahospital.org.hk

Union Hospital Maternity packages here include initial vaccinations, newborn hearing screenings and routine cord blood screenings. Union’s packages start at $22,000 for a vaginal birth in a shared room. But, this package includes three nights stay as opposed to just the two nights at most other hospitals. A c-section in a private room will cost more than $45,000. 18 Fu Kin Street, Tai Wai, Sha Tin. union.org

Hong Kong Baptist Hospital Baptist’s maternity packages are also pretty comprehensive with analgesic injections and vacuum or forcep births included in the price. They also offer three nights for vaginal birth packages that start from $20,800 in a shared room. A four-night Caesarean birth package could set you back as much as $55,000. 222 Waterloo Road, Kowloon. hkbh.org.hk

St. Paul’s Hospital St Paul’s offers some of the most reasonable packages in the city with a two-night vaginal

birth for $18,000. They are also known for their bedside entertainment system. A Cesarean birth costs about $50,000. 2 Eastern Hospital Road, Causeway Bay. stpaul.org.hk

Did you know...

The birth of a child should be registered within six weeks at one of nine birth registries, according to the district in which your baby was born. To get registered, you will need to bring:

• the HKID or valid travel document of the baby’s mother

• proof of the baby’s date of birth

• and the name of the hospital in which the baby was born