In accordance with modern legislation, a woman has the right to independently choose a maternity hospital. In this case, it is advisable to sign an exchange card in advance with the head physician of the selected medical institution.
Necessary
exchange card, passport
Instructions
Step 1
In the last months of pregnancy, some women are puzzled by the question of choosing a maternity hospital. Each expectant mother has the right to choose a medical facility according to her own preferences. Talk to your supervised gynecologist. Your doctor may give you some advice.
Step 2
If the gynecologist from the antenatal clinic offers you a specific medical institution, ask him to write out the corresponding referral. This becomes possible already in the last weeks of the term. This kind of advice may be related to your health or the health of your baby. For example, if there is a threat of placental abruption, you may be referred for childbirth in a modern perinatal center equipped with expensive equipment.
Step 3
If you decide to choose a maternity hospital to which the antenatal clinic you are visiting is attached, there is no need to sign an exchange card in advance. At the right time, just come to childbirth. The staff of the institution will be required to provide you with medical assistance if you have all the necessary documents. Visit the maternity hospital in advance if you want to conclude a contract for the management of childbirth with a specific doctor, or if you want to use other paid services.
Step 4
If you decide to choose a maternity hospital not at the place of registration, but according to personal preferences, or on the recommendation of a doctor, visit this medical institution 2-3 weeks before the expected date of birth. Take your exchange card and identity document with you. If you have not yet finally decided on the maternity hospital, ask someone from the staff to show you the birth and postnatal wards, ask all your questions.
Step 5
After the choice is finally made, contact the head doctor of the maternity hospital and ask him to sign your exchange card. This will serve as a guarantee that at the right time you can be received and provide you with all the necessary assistance in delivery. If you do not take care of this in advance, you may not be admitted to the selected maternity hospital due to lack of available places. This scenario is possible if, at the time of your appeal to a medical institution, nothing threatens your health and the health of your baby.
