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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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MKWASI wrote:jaggernaut wrote:sitaki.kujulikana wrote:hi middle class iko na pesa kweli, 200k plus for child birth, not counting the immunizations and the hospital visits due to homa - that,s money government employees get as a retirement lump-sum after like 30 years working. Why not consider mission hospitals? Kijabe, St. Mary's, Kikuyu Mission, Nazareth etc? A caeserian there costs 25k. Normal birth costs 10k. As a father, i'd say many people want to complicate the child birth issue. Why pay through the nose for a 1 day affair? @jaggernaut... Cheap can also be expensive, you have no idea what women go through after the CS after they go to some of these hospitals. if it is CS I better go for an expensive hospital which I'm sure..just to be sure, I cannot gamble the life of someone. After all, how many thousands have you burnt in those so called investments. My advise is: if you can afford take your wife to the best hospital. In health care that is not necessarily true, and cheaper is not equal to poor quality. I believe for hospitals, it is the competency and experience of the doctors and the availability of medical equipment that should come first. And mission hospitals rank very well in that aspect and are cheaper because they are not driven by profit but aim at providing a service to society. And because doctors at mission hospitals attend to high numbers of patients everyday, you can rest assured that they must have handled any kind of medical problem you might be having. They have the experience. Some private hospitals charge more not because of better medical personnel/equipment than the mission hospitals but due to the 5 star hotel like accommodation facilities that they provide, and also because their main target is a certain class of people. By the way Mission hospitals also have their private wings for 'better accommodation' and also have express cards for those who don't want to queue. etc.
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Rank: Hello Joined: 2/15/2012 Posts: 6
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Its rather curious that now where as in the west mothers are turning back to home water births as opposed to hospital normal and cs births(probably due to superbugs scare in hospitals where theres likelihood of contracting other serious ailments in hospital setting for both mother and child and long labours in the inhospitable environment as opposed to familiar warm and conducive environ at home for labour)here Elective cs is the trend for the middle and upper
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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TAZ wrote:Why would you go to a mission or public hospital and pay that 25k if your Insurance can foot the 200k bill in Aga khan or Nairobi Hospital? Ati attending public facilities will improve their conditions, how now? Kenyans make all sorts of sacrifices to make sure their kids get the best that life has to offer, i believe our parents did the same thing.....People have different priorities! If the insurance is paying, there's no problem. But do not run into debt when affordable and 'equally medically good' options are available.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/26/2008 Posts: 2,097
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essyk wrote:jaggernaut wrote:sitaki.kujulikana wrote:hi middle class iko na pesa kweli, 200k plus for child birth, not counting the immunizations and the hospital visits due to homa - that,s money government employees get as a retirement lump-sum after like 30 years working. Why not consider mission hospitals? Kijabe, St. Mary's, Nazareth etc? A caeserian there costs 25k. Normal birth costs 10k. As a father, i'd say many people want to complicate the child birth issue. Why pay through the nose for a 1 day affair?  CS comes with its own mega challenges. Modern day women fear natural childbirth cz of stories they have heard from fellow women. Nasty stories to say the least. Natural birth is the best nowadays. If you get a good Gynec, he/she will do a very perfect work that you will appreciate and even fancy the intimacy life thereafter!!! Ask the elders (of yesteryears) in the house.  "Never regret, if its good, its wonderful. If its bad, its experience."
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Rank: Hello Joined: 2/15/2012 Posts: 6
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Whats ur take on this http://www.nation.co.ke/...8/-/fwi2sn/-/index.html
sorry dont how to shorten the link . The traditional midwife knowlegde is immense indeed
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2012 Posts: 3,855 Location: Othumo
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Tebes wrote:essyk wrote:jaggernaut wrote:sitaki.kujulikana wrote:hi middle class iko na pesa kweli, 200k plus for child birth, not counting the immunizations and the hospital visits due to homa - that,s money government employees get as a retirement lump-sum after like 30 years working. Why not consider mission hospitals? Kijabe, St. Mary's, Nazareth etc? A caeserian there costs 25k. Normal birth costs 10k. As a father, i'd say many people want to complicate the child birth issue. Why pay through the nose for a 1 day affair? CS comes with its own mega challenges. Modern day women fear natural childbirth cz of stories they have heard from fellow women. Nasty stories to say the least. Natural birth is the best nowadays. If you get a good Gynec, he/she will do a very perfect work that you will appreciate and even fancy the intimacy life thereafter!!! Ask the elders (of yesteryears) in the house. Our women will always blackmail you to take them to those expensive hosis in the name of stories from friend's experiences and do you love me/care about me talk/look. That is our generation for you and you cannot do jak about it provided there is money stashed somewhere whether borrowed or not! Thieves
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 6/13/2011 Posts: 63 Location: njokishk
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Thanks guys for your contribution, i think we will settle on Agakhan, they charge Ksh.150,000/ for Cesarean not inclusive of doctor charges, and with the average of Ksh.80,000/- for the private doctor, it total's to Ksh.230,000/-. sometimes you don't compare your life and that of the unborn with money. Pesa itaisha na utatafuta ingine.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/26/2008 Posts: 2,097
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Over to you @Wendz say something to these young mothers to be??? "Never regret, if its good, its wonderful. If its bad, its experience."
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/20/2012 Posts: 888
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[/quote] Natural birth is the best nowadays. If you get a good Gynec, he/she will do a very perfect work that you will appreciate and even fancy the intimacy life thereafter!!! Ask the elders (of yesteryears) in the house. [/quote] I'm not an elder however I'm told the two are just not comparable..unless one is not interested in the quality.Perhaps this could explain the roaming behaviour...
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/17/2008 Posts: 567 Location: Nairobi
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@njokishk
By the wy you dont even need a private doc. Unless its ur first kid and u have that essyk syndrome. In that case ull also need a private pediatrician, anesthetist in addition to the main doc.
True story, my first kid 250k plus (in 2005) 3nd toi 160k (2007) both CS same Aga Khan second one hospital docs.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2012 Posts: 3,855 Location: Othumo
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Pablo wrote:@njokishk
By the wy you dont even need a private doc. Unless its ur first kid and u have that essyk syndrome. In that case ull also need a private pediatrician, anesthetist in addition to the main doc.
True story, my first kid 250k plus (in 2005) 3nd toi 160k (2007) both CS same Aga Khan second one hospital docs. Diminishing costs. at that rate your 9th one in 2020 will be like 53k. Thieves
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,328 Location: Masada
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Tebes wrote:Over to you @Wendz say something to these young mothers to be??? What became of the natural method we were born through back in the days? With natural method you wont even pay more than a K! Wanawake wakule vizuri na wafanye kaazi za kinyumbani kama kufua nguo,kupiga dasta, kukata mboga, kutandika watoi, kufua curtain etc ili wawe strong and well prepared for natural birth.  Portfolio: Sold
You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/19/2008 Posts: 4,268
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Tebes wrote:Over to you @Wendz say something to these young mothers to be??? My thoughts, if you cant afford expensive hospital, you cant. Look for the "best" amongst what you can afford. If you can afford, by all means, go for what you believe is the best for you and your family. I would do the same. Guys just have no idea what the experience with the natural childbirth is..... The bloody pain is crazy! I'd do whatever it takes to avoid it, unless it is absolutely necessary.... I'll pat with whatever it is...... and this is from someone who would run away from hospital to avoid a jab! hehehehehe.. might not be very objective!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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These anesthetists are the most expensive. "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,328 Location: Masada
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pariah wrote:
some of us were born in mission hospitals and went to public shcool upto university, why do we hate it so much now? Middo crass and keeping up with the Jones.
@McReggae are you reading this please? Portfolio: Sold
You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/12/2008 Posts: 1,178
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Aga khan is fine but no need to go with your Doc. unless there is foreseen complications. Wife was admitted there 2 weeks ago with a private doc. One night she was in pain and the nurses tried to call her Doc. from 2.a.m in vain. The call finally went through at 7.a.m in the morning while the doc. himself showed up at 11. Thank God all went well. From that experience and a previous one in the same hospital, use their doctors.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/19/2008 Posts: 4,268
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willin2learn wrote:Aga khan is fine but no need to go with your Doc. unless there is foreseen complications. Wife was admitted there 2 weeks ago with a private doc. One night she was in pain and the nurses tried to call her Doc. from 2.a.m in vain. The call finally went through at 7.a.m in the morning while the doc. himself showed up at 11. Thank God all went well.
From that experience and a previous one in the same hospital, use their doctors. Very true... i was told that when you have your own doctor, and get complication and your doctor is not available, you might get into trouble because the hospital doctor is reluctant to attend to you just in case there is further complication and you sue the hospital. I think it's a catch twendi fae!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 23,365 Location: Nairobi
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Impunity wrote:pariah wrote:
some of us were born in mission hospitals and went to public shcool upto university, why do we hate it so much now? Middo crass and keeping up with the Jones.
@McReggae are you reading this please? Once a nut case always a nut case!!!!! ..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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willin2learn wrote:Aga khan is fine but no need to go with your Doc. unless there is foreseen complications. Wife was admitted there 2 weeks ago with a private doc. One night she was in pain and the nurses tried to call her Doc. from 2.a.m in vain. The call finally went through at 7.a.m in the morning while the doc. himself showed up at 11. Thank God all went well.
From that experience and a previous one in the same hospital, use their doctors. True kabisa They always ask 'Huyu ni wetu?' when one goes into labour. Alert your private doc hours before check in, because he will leave/give instructions to the nurses should anything go wrong while he's on duty elsewhere. Nurses have this 'we can't touch her,ako na na doc wake'ATT. "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/20/2012 Posts: 888
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King G wrote:Pablo wrote:@njokishk
By the wy you dont even need a private doc. Unless its ur first kid and u have that essyk syndrome. In that case ull also need a private pediatrician, anesthetist in addition to the main doc.
True story, my first kid 250k plus (in 2005) 3nd toi 160k (2007) both CS same Aga Khan second one hospital docs. Diminishing costs. at that rate your 9th one in 2020 will be like 53k. The law of diminishing returns,..if extrapolate further to the 14 child..it could be like 5k. In between I'm told in shags some of the women don't visit the hospital...Hii maneno inamalizikia tu nyumbani (of course with a very high risk to boot).
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