Pediatrician in Bedok

In Singapore, there are two public hospitals that cater to children’s need in medical area which are KK women and children hospital and National University Hospital. For other hospitals like Changi Hospital, Singapore General Hospital, pediatrician there are zero or very limited.

Bedok is a very mature town in Singapore which means that there is a large population of elderlies staying in this area. Number of small kids should therefore be small.

But there is one baby or children clinics that cater to the medical needs of children in this area.

This baby or children clinic is called Kidslink Children's Clinic @ Bedok.

Pediatrician running this kids is Dr. Lim Woan Huah who has the following qualification: MBBS , M Med (Paed) , MRCP , FAMS - Fellowship of the Academy Medicine.

Number of years of experience of Dr. Lim Woan Huah is 27 years. This is considered as slightly above the average.

If you are looking for a pediatrician in Bedok or othere area in Singapore. You can refer to pediatrician in Bedok for more details such as contact address, contact number, qualification of pediatrician, years of experience and so on as well as map.  

Source: Pediatricians in Singapore

Pediatrician in Bishan

In Singapore, the public hospitals that have children’s department are located at city centre or near the medical cluster like thomson medical centre or medical centre at Orchard Road. This makes baby or children clinics important for those who stay in suburban area.

In Bishan, there are 3 pediatricians in three baby or children clinics. These clinics are Kids Clinic @ Bishan, The Children's Medical Centre and SBCC Baby & Child Clinic @ Bishan. 3 baby or children clinic is considered a lot as compared to other new town like Sembawang or Punggol where there are none baby or children clinics although they are many many baby or children in these two towns. Its easy access to transport probably can explain this. 

These five pediatricians are Dr. Oh Meng Choo, Dr. Leong Yuet Yow, Dr. Adeline Wong

These doctors have very good qualification.

Number of years of experience vary from 18 years to more than 41 years.

Of course, it is not cheap to see a pediatrician in Singapore, the consultant fee alone can be more than one hundred dollars. The number will be even higher if medicine is counted in or some medical procedure like ultrasound is involved.

If you are looking for a pediatrician in Bishan or surrounding area, you can refer to Pediatrician in Bishan for more details such as contact address, contact number, qualification of pediatrician, years of experience and so on. 

Source: Pediatricians in Singapore

Pediatrician in Ang Mo Kio

In Singapore, the public hospitals that have children’s department are located at city centre or near the Thomson area where there is a medical cluster. This makes baby or children clinics important for those who stay in suburban area.

In Ang Mo Kio which is a relatively mature town, there are 5 pediatricians in three KIDS First Clinic, clinics International Baby Child and Adolescent Clinic and SBCC Baby & Child Clinic @ Ang Mo Kio.These five pediatricians are Dr. K. Vellayappan, Dr. Ho Ling, Dr. Goh Siok Ying, Dr. Goh Han Meng and Dr. Ian Ong.
These doctors have very good qualification.Number of years of experience vary from 38 years to more than 10 years.

Of course, it is not cheap to see a pediatrician in Singapore, the consultant fee alone can be more than one hundred dollars. Compare to family doctor, this is about 2 to 3 times higher. 

If you are looking for a pediatrician in Ang Mo Kio or surrounding area, you can refer to http://www.babyment.com/pediatrician/pediatrician-area.php?area=Ang-Mo-Kiod or Pediatrician in Ang Mo Kio for more details such as contact address, contact number.
Pediatrician in Singapore

Select a confinement nanny

The following factors should be considered when you select a confinement nanny.

1. Availability

Do not forget, due date is an estimation. It is possible to give birth two weeks before the estimated due date or two weeks after that. 

Unless you opt for c-section in which you can arrange with hospital and doctor. 

2. Language and communication

Some confinement nanny may only be able to communicate in Chinese. If that is the case, make sure you can understand Chinese as well also. 

3. Knowledge and Experience

Taking good care of new mother and newborn requires a lot of knowledge and experience. For example, the confinement nanny needs to know how to prevent colic, burping and spit up in baby.

4. Job scope

Before you search for any confinement nanny, you should define your job scope first and communicate with the confinement nanny to make sure she is able to fulfill all the duties.

5. Agreement on early dismissal

Confinement nanny may fall sick, for the health of the newborn and weak new mothers, it may be a good idea to dismiss the confinement lady earlier. You need to have an agreement if you want to do it without any trouble. 

You may also want to dismiss her due to poor performance. 

6. Public holiday

If your estimated confinement period falls into some important festivals like Chinese New Year or close to it, you may need to discuss about the arrangement and the fee. This is because some confinement nannies do not want to work on some festivals like Chinese New Year, some will charge extra fee for public holiday.

7. Medical checkup

One that goes for regular checkup should be preferred. 

8. Daily habit

Taking good care of baby can be a energy-demanding job, that is why some confinement nannies may need to take a nap while baby is sleeping in the afternoon. It is important for you to know some habits of confinement nanny such as taking a nap in the afternoon, two apples a day and so on. Knowing all these will help the expecting mothers and fathers set proper expectation and avoid any dispute later on.

Please refer to select a confinement nanny for more details

Baby Milk Powder in Singapore

No doubt, breast milk is the best nutrition for babies. No matter how technology advances, nutrition content of formula milk cannot match that of breast milk. Of course, another major benefit of breast milk is it helps family to save lots of money, especially true in Singapore where formula milk is probably the most expensive one in the world.

For some reasons, some babies needs the formula milk. Some young mothers may not be able to produce enough milk for their babies so they have no choice. Some babies need the formula milk because their mothers simply do not want to breastfeed. 

There are about 10 brands of formula milk in Singapore, offering enough choice for young family. These ten brands include all major players in the world like Abbott, Friso, Meadjohnson, Nestle, Wyeth, Karihome, Aptamil, Lactogen, Belly and Dumex. Aptamil is a new player in the market. 

There are also several varieties of formula milk like soy based formula milk, goat milk based formula milk like Karihome. Of course, majority are cow milk based. 

Manufacturers or online retailers are not allowed to market stage 1 or sell it online. This is an initiative by some government-related organisation to promote breastfeeding. However, I personally feel that they should not ban it online. In the past, Internet may be seen as a channel of marketing, but nowadays, it is actually a channel of distribution, no different from supermarket. 

Baby milk powder sold in Singapore is probably the most expensive one in the world and the price is still increasing. 

For 100grams of stage 3 formula, the cost of the each brand can be seen below:

Abbott Similac: 5.06 per 100 grams

Meadjohnson: 5.03 per 100 grams

Dumex: 4.69 per 100 grams

Wyeth S26: 4.93 per 100 grams

Nestle:4.825 per 100 grams

Aptamil: 4.79 per 100 grams

As can be seen, Abbott Similac is the most expensive one while Dumex is the cheapest one. 

In the past, China used to a country where foreign brand formula milk is the most expensive one for major brand like Abbott, Meadjohnson, now this title most probably transfers to Singapore. Formula milk powder sold here is at least 40% more expensive than the neighboring countries like Malaysia. This is the reason why many parents takes the trouble to travel to Malaysia to buy formula milk. 

Maybe because of this high price, website http://www.babyment.com has setup a dedicate section to share promotion of baby milk powder in Singapore. You can visit them for more details

Abbott Similac promotion

Enfa Promotion

Friso Promotion

S26 Promotion

Dumex Promotion

Nestle Nan Promotion

Gynaecologist in Aljunied Singapore

Aljunied is quite a mature housing estate in Singapore and is very close to city centre where there are many health care facilities.

Dr Heng Keok Meng Roger is one of the gynaecologists located at Aljunied, Singapore. Dr Heng is a male, may not be a favor for some expecting mother. 

His clinic name is named after himself, call K M Heng Women's Clinic Pte Ltd.

Dr Heng has 35 years of experience. This is considered very senior in Singapore. Many gynaecologists in Singapore has about 20 years of experience.

Doctor’s qualification is MBBS from Singapore in 1979 and M Med (Obsetrics and Gynaecology) in 1986

According to one website, his consultation fee is $80 for normal consultation. This is considered inexpensive given his number of years of experience.

Of course, I believe the fee will change if you need a ultrasound scan.

According to his website, his clinic is a one-stop clinic providing a comprehensive range of service from consultation to diagnosis and treatment for various obstertrical and gynaecological conditions.

The clinic opening hours is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8.30am – 12 pm; 2.00pm – 4 pm

Wednesday and Saturday: 8.30am – 12 pm

The clinic is closed on Sunday and public holiday.

You can see Gynaecologist in Aljunied Singapore for more details such as contact address and contact number.

You can consider visit gynaecologists in Singapore for more information on gynaecologists in Singapore

Gynaecologists in Singapore

There are about 230 gynecologists in Singapore, most of them can be found in some major hospitals like KK Women and Children's Hospital, Thomson Medical Centre, Raffles Hospital, Singapore general hospital, Paragon medical centre, Camden medical centre, Parkway Hospitals and National University of Hospital, you will not be able to find gynaecologist in some hospitals like Changi general hospital, Tan Tock Seng hospital and Khoo Teck Phuat Hospital.

There are also some gynaecologists choose to locate their clinics in some residents area like Yishun, Tanglin, Sengkang, Katong, Ang Mo Kioand so on. 

Gynaecologists are a well-paid professional in Singapore. A visit to gynaecologist will cost you at least $150 and the consultation probably last less than 8 minutes. 

If you need to carry out some tests like blood test, the cost will be even higher.

It is not a surprise if a gynaecologist's annual income exceeds 1 million dollars. That is why many gynaecologists drive luxury or sports cars. 

Some gynaecologists specializes in a very specific field like reproductive medicine, or in vitro fertilization, or adolescent gynaecology. These specialists usually choose to locate their clinics in the hospitals in order to use the facilities within the hospitals. 

Doctor's experience vary. Some gynaecologists have more than 40 years of experience, some only have 6 years of experience. 

Those choose to locate their clinics in resident area are usually general gynaecologists as the equipments need to carry out the duty is usually less and less space is needed. 

In Singapore, there are 33000 babies born each year. This could means each doctor only see 150 babies each year. 

If you like to find out individual gyanecologist' information, please visit Gynaecologists in Singapore.