Where to give birth

Hi Sassy

I'm also with Dr Truter. I had my son in 2010 at Cape Gate and will be having my next boy this month at Durbanville only because he doesnt work at Cape Gate anymore.

I had an overall really good experience at Cape Gate - the equipment is all new, the nurses were nice. As there aren't many gynaes there, (I think only one permanent one on staff?), the maternity ward is quite empty so you're pretty much guaranteed a room by yourself at no extra cost. They also have some very good paeds, and I'll actually move my new baby to the paed at Cape Gate after his birth as I've been very happy with my son's paed there. I've also heard very good things about Panorama, I think for me the only negative is that it can be quite busy and full of babies and moms! At Cape Gate I was able to ask the nurse to take my son for a little while when I just needed a break, and I knew they had so few babies to care for so would give him lots of attention.

Hope this helps!

Thank you huggles. So you know I have narrowed my options down to Cape Gate and Panoroma... I actually need to decide by Wednesday lol on the doc and hospital wow...

How do you get the picture with how far long you are? I only found this website today lol so still figuring it out.

I'm with Dr Wynand Truter.
In 2010 he delivered at both cape gate and durbanville, but in 2011 he decided to rather stick to just 1 hospital (durbanville).

Joybaby How long do you think it will take in peak to get to panoroma? and what is your gynies name if you dont mind me asking? thank you dearly for your response

Thank you all so much for the responses.

Yoza I think thats a bit to far lol. Thank you though.

Huggles if possible could you tell me your gynies name from Cape Gate and Durbanville. I am really sorry for your loss from the bottom of my heart Lotsa hugs and kisses...

I will probably have to go and have a look at the hospitals then and that is what I am dreading the most lol. I was in ER at Cape Gate on Thursday and the nurse was sooooo lovely and so was the GP so kinda familiar with that hospital.

I stay in Kraaifonten - literally 5 minutes from Cape Gate. But I chose to give birth at panorama. Because we're close to the highway its a 20 minute drive.
I had friends who'd had good experiences there and my gynae works at both Durbanville MC and Panorama, so I chose Panorama.
But if he worked at Cape Gate I would've gone there.

Never been to Louis Leipoldt but heard one horror story of a mom being given pethidine injection without being told what they were giving her, she had made it clear she didn't want it, and had a horrible reaction.
I know one lady who had a c/sec at Kuils River and had a good experience.

My first choice now is Panorama, but not because of hospital preference (although I must say they are absolutely fantastic) but because of the paed and because my first born has heart problems that my paed has dealt with her entire life, and I want the security that he'll be there for the 2nd birth.
I believe that Cape Gate is very similar in comparison to Panorama and also have a very good NICU.