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Originally posted by jaguar:
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Thanks for your concerned reply nelly, I am only 8 weeks along, in the process of finding an OB/GYN, All of my kids were born in a hospital, 2 ob's one midwife, all in the states. Thank God, I have normal natural deliveries. I am just trying to find out if the option of a midwife is available here and how to find it. Every search I do comes up with ancient egypt or other irrelevant info.
Thanks for the site recomendation.

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Originally posted by nelly:
Dear Mona,
First of all I hope things will work out for you. How many months are you gone ? Don't you follow up with a doctor ? What about your previous pregnancies, did you deliver in hospitals or at home ? Do you normally give birth naturally or CS ?
A pregnant lady normally follows up with a doctor and they agree on the hospital she wants. There are many clean hospitals such as Yussry Gohar's hospital in Roda, which I tried, and there is Shalaan Center, which I heard is expensive but is said to be the best there is.
I don't recommend you'd go for any delivery at home because you never know what may happen, maybe the baby will need specialised help.
At least do a sonar to make sure things are okay. Check shefa.com

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Originally posted by nelly:
Midwives are available and you will find plenty of them in Hurghada but they are illiterate and they definitely don't follow healthy procedures, and given your upbringing and accent you will be viewed as the snob rich girl which you won't need at such times, they can help local women (uneducated) but not you. Be on the safe side and ask around about a good doctor. Though I hate to generalise, I don't recommend a female gynecologyist.

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Originally posted by nelly:
Dear Mona,
First of all I hope things will work out for you. How many months are you gone ? Don't you follow up with a doctor ? What about your previous pregnancies, did you deliver in hospitals or at home ? Do you normally give birth naturally or CS ?
A pregnant lady normally follows up with a doctor and they agree on the hospital she wants. There are many clean hospitals such as Yussry Gohar's hospital in Roda, which I tried, and there is Shalaan Center, which I heard is expensive but is said to be the best there is.
I don't recommend you'd go for any delivery at home because you never know what may happen, maybe the baby will need specialised help.
At least do a sonar to make sure things are okay. Check shefa.com

Best of luck !

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Just to be a voice of reason, almost all that information (about birth) is incorrect.
A) A 'natural' birth isn't just a vaginal birth, it's a vaginal birth w/o meds, etc.
B)Home birthed babies are infinitely safer than hospital birthed babies for a variety of reasons, including lack of medical management and intervention, and the lack of exposure to bacteria and viruses that cause all to frequent postnatal infections--and this is in the cleanest of hospitals.
C) Sonars/ultrasounds are way overused and associated with developmental delays in the child.
Why did I feel the need to say all that? To counteract the public image of birth that most of us have in our minds, so that the next generation might be able to take back the authority over their bodies from the lawsuit-driven medical community.

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Originally posted by mom2dawood:
Is there such a thing here? I am egyptian, born and raised in the US, living in Egypt now for a yr and a half, I have 3 kids and I am expecting InshaAllah in October. My kids were all born in New Jersey and now I am wondering if there were foreign midwives here in Egypt ( or certified modern egyptian ones) I am scared of the hospitals here and doctors, It's probably just my prejuduces but If I could located a certified nurse midwife here I would be so happy. I live in Hurghada now but if anyone knows of any CNMs in egypt or how to find one, please reply, Maybe a midwife in cairo knows of others here etc.
Or if you have given birth in a hospital here in egypt please let me know, what was your experience? details? thanks a million
worried in Hurghada
Mona

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Congratulations!! I am 4 months pregnant with my third child. We just returned to Egypt a few weeks ago from NY and I will deliver here. I am in Cairo. I found a great female OB/GYN. She treats many Americans here so she is familiar with our "demands" LOL. Certified midwives are hard to find here. There is a member here named Silke/Tata who knows a European lady in Alex. Some doctors will allow you to have the birth you want. You have just have to be firm and tell them what you want. Episiotomies are routine and will put you under general anesthesia (yes GAS!) when the baby is crowning. It will help to have a female friend with you, depending on the hospital you choose, your husband will not be allowed in the room with you. He'll have to wait outside the hospital with all the other chain-smoking husbands LOL. Make sure your husband or friend knows exactly what you want, no drugs etc, so that they can talk to the doc if you can't. Jen is absolutely right but homebirths can be tricky because you will need a birth certificate to show the embassy in order to get your child's passport. But you can always go to the hospital right after and say "OOPS! The baby came too fast." Jen is also correct about the use of ultrasounds here. They are very inexpensive around 50 LE and some doctors want to do one at EVERY visit.

Don't worry so much about the hospitals. There are many different rooms to choose from. You can get a very basic ie bring your own sheets, toilet paper,etc. to a deluxe suite with a kitchen or lounge area. It depends on your budget. You will labor in one room and then deliver in another room. You can arrange to take a tour of the hospital beforehand.

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Originally posted by shumza:
Hi Mona,

Congratulations!! I am 4 months pregnant with my third child. We just returned to Egypt a few weeks ago from NY and I will deliver here. I am in Cairo. I found a great female OB/GYN. She treats many Americans here so she is familiar with our "demands" LOL. Certified midwives are hard to find here. There is a member here named Silke/Tata who knows a European lady in Alex. Some doctors will allow you to have the birth you want. You have just have to be firm and tell them what you want. Episiotomies are routine and will put you under general anesthesia (yes GAS!) when the baby is crowning. It will help to have a female friend with you, depending on the hospital you choose, your husband will not be allowed in the room with you. He'll have to wait outside the hospital with all the other chain-smoking husbands LOL. Make sure your husband or friend knows exactly what you want, no drugs etc, so that they can talk to the doc if you can't. Jen is absolutely right but homebirths can be tricky because you will need a birth certificate to show the embassy in order to get your child's passport. But you can always go to the hospital right after and say "OOPS! The baby came too fast." Jen is also correct about the use of ultrasounds here. They are very inexpensive around 50 LE and some doctors want to do one at EVERY visit.

Don't worry so much about the hospitals. There are many different rooms to choose from. You can get a very basic ie bring your own sheets, toilet paper,etc. to a deluxe suite with a kitchen or lounge area. It depends on your budget. You will labor in one room and then deliver in another room. You can arrange to take a tour of the hospital beforehand.

Interview as many doctors as you need to until you find one you are comfortable with. I really hope my rambling have helped. Please feel free to email me: shumza@egyptsearch.com I would be happy to share any information I have with you.

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But, feel I should give my docs name out here too. He's helped at least one other woman and her baby from this board, and I think he's really good.

Dr. Ahmed El-Minawy
phone: 012-220-0733
e-mail: mbz280@hotmail.com

so what will u call ur baby???