Maternity Tour

Finally went for maternity tours at hospitals that my gynae goes to.

1st tour - Mt Alvernia, located at Upper Thomson is a seasoned player in the maternity field and a hospital founded on Catholic values. Their packages for 2014 can be found here. They have 2 wings and personally much preferred the new wing, targeting at the single bed room.

Maternity tours are being conducted on weekdays from 2.30-3.30pm and Sat at 10-11am /12-1pm. Do register here to attend the tour. They do provide shuttle services to and fro from Novena/ Bishan, check out the timings at their website. A goodies bag will be given to each couple. Overall feel: Experienced staff and relatively new rooms at the new wing, location is not as centralised. 7/10

2nd tour - Mt Elizabeth Novena, conveniently located near Novena Sq hence no shortage of amenities compared to Mt Alvernia. Same, short briefing on admission process, tour to the rooms and a goodies bag given. Pls call them to book an appt for maternity tour. Currently with only single bedded rooms so you are guaranteed of the room once you pre-register with them. The rooms are of hotel standard I would say at first impression. Overall feel : Newly established hence rooms are spacious, new and with contemporary design. Location is good. 9/10

Prices packages
Mt E is on the higher side but includes the charges for 1 companion in the single room. A overview of prices btw the 2 hospitals:

Type	Mount Elizabeth Novena	Mt Alvernia*
Normal/Assisted Vaginal Delivery	$3,058.00	$3,108.35
Normal/Assisted Vaginal Delivery wif Epidural	$3,673.00	$3,369.43
C-sec - Elective	$5,348.00	$4,471.53

* based on Single deluxe room

At the end, its abt the ease and comfort of each couple and not burst their budget. My personal decision is to select Mt Elizabeth Novena since I really only want single room and we are without a car hence the location would be much more accessible. I'll do a review of the stay, whether its worth my moolah after I deliver in July!