Ethekweni Hospital & Dr Rahim

As long as you have savings, all the consultations, check-ups, scans, blood tests will all come off your savings, it's only the delivery that will come off the hospital part of your medical aid.

Most people run out of savings very quickly when pregnant cause the tests etc are expensive unless you have accumulated savings over years it helps, each visit your gynae will charge a consultation fee (inclusive of the scan), by about 12-13 weeks she will send you for blood tests (adnomality ones it's about R1800 - R2000) depending on the lab, so big chunks start coming off your savings, then they may ask you to see Dr Bhorat the fetal specialist at 13 weeks (abnormality screening) and 20 weeks (checks babies development, etc), his scans are expensive R2600 per fetus per scan, and he is the only person in his field in KZN as far as I know. at least go for one of his scans, cause he does great job and he rules out your health problems, placental problems, baby development problems, and can identify deformaties etc at 20 weeks or make you aware of future deformaties, he gives you a DVD so nice memorabilia to have. GTT (sugar testing after 24 weeks (only if your sugar is high) R300 but remember all this from you savings.

If you pregnancy is normal and healthy those are generally the minimal testing, but if things do go all that normal it will het more expensive.

Thank you Zaza!

A bit frustrating that things havent been clearly explained to me regarding costs (even the testing that I go for next week).

Makes me wonder if there will be other surprises along the way

Congrats Lisa

I have not used the hospital or doctor personally, but every one I know who has, has talked very highly of the Dr and hospital when I was doing my gynae search for my pregnancy.

It's a relatively new hospital compared to most hospitals in KZN so I am sure you will be happy, you can go tour the maternity ward and see for yourself.

In terms of co-pays and short falls, generally after 12 weeks or you can ask before that, the gynae rooms normally tell you how they bill above med aid rates or not, if they don't tell you ask, they will tell you even about the anaetheist and paed costs on delivery if they present. Ethekweni hospital is Delta network hospital so as long as you deliver there the hospital bill is paid in full.

All the best

Hey

So I'm new here, and also 10 weeks preggies with my first lil one

Can anybody give me some feedback on Ethekweni Hospital and Dr Rahim?

I'm also on Discovery Classic Delta Saver.... Any idea if there will be any short falls on payments that I would need to cover?

TIA