Hospital

I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression about the hospital and the nurses. We went to Severance Hospital (another name is Yonsei University Hospital).

The hospital was really good and the nurse and doctors were really helpful and did everything they could to help and give positive reinforcement. This was throughout the pregnancy and during the delivery period.

Language was sometimes a barrier, usually less so with me as I deal with it at work all the time, and usually know when there will be a misunderstanding or how to reword something in simpler English. I also know when and how to interpret what the doctors and nurses are saying a little better. So I was doing some translations but sometimes did not realise when Carla misunderstood what the nurses or doctors were saying.

So overall the hospital was great, there are a few suggestions that we will make (they have asked us for things on how to improve / change to foreigners requirements), these are just differences in culture mainly, things like;

- father being allowed in for a c-section birth. I understand their policy as it is an operation and is in the theatre with other patients etc, but we would have liked to have this.
- "Rooming-in": This is a new concept here, and has only just started due to numerous requests from foreigners. We would like 24 hour "rooming-in", currently it is 11 hours.
- ... I'll think of the other things, not so many, maybe one more.

But overall, a big thumbs up for Severance hospital, Dr. Kwon and her team!!!!!