MANILA, Philippines - The start of a life-changing journey in becoming a mother is one of the most exciting times in a woman’s life. That’s why the world-renowned Makati Medical Center provides mommies worry-free services in welcoming their newborns.
Pre-natal Care Package
The partnership begins with the hospital’s pre-natal care package. This package, developed by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, includes 12 laboratory tests and ultrasound procedures necessary to ensure moms’ wellbeing and their babies’ good health.
Maternity Packages
The hospital takes away the worry from mothers whose babies are about to arrive by offering complete Maternity Packages, which include admission to a semi-private or small private room for Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery (SVD) or Caesarian Section Delivery (CS).
Each package is inclusive of room and board (two days for SVD and four days for CS), supplies and medicine, professional fees of the doctors and specialists, laboratory work, delivery room charges, and newborn services fees.
The hospital’s Newborn Services Unit is now at its newly renovated location at the end of Hall B, fifth floor of Tower 1. The new site, now closer to the Delivery Room, boasts of a brighter, more relaxed environment for moms and babies.
Newborn Services provides immediate care for all newborns delivered in the hospital. As a Department of Health-accredited “mother-baby friendly†hospital, MakatiMed promotes rooming-in and breastfeeding for babies.
Special gifts
Special gifts also await little ones as babies born in MakatiMed will receive a complimentary “My child’s health record book†and an exclusive Baby Bag. The Baby Bag is a lightweight carry-on tote bag with pockets and a diaper-changing mat. It comes in brown, with either pink or blue accent. The record book comes in a cool lime green color. Moms and dads can bring this book, perfect for doctors to jot down notes about the child’s health and development, whenever they bring their baby to the pediatrician.
The new parents will also receive the “Mommy and baby kit,†filled with essential products to help parents keep their babies comfortable and happy.
This perk is exclusively available to MakatiMed patients (corporate, HMO or private) availing themselves of private or packaged maternity procedures (private room accommodation).
Pediatrics
MakatiMed’s care does not end with your child’s birth. The hospital’s Department of Pediatrics provides exceptional healthcare to your children from birth up to age 18.
Dedicated pediatricians and sub-specialists are available for monthly check-ups and immunizations, as well as consultations for various concerns such as skin allergies, asthma, diarrhea, tummy aches, heart and blood problems, delay in movement, speech and growth, and problems with attention spans and hyperactivity.
Specialized services, such as the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit address the needs of critically-ill children, premature newborns, or infants requiring close observation,
Aside from these packages and services, the Ob-Gyne and Pediatrics Departments also hold regular lay forums, such as the “Pregnancy & Beyond†and “Pedia Talk†lecture series to further educate parents about a host of issues and concerns affecting children and their families. These lay forums are free and open to the public.
(The Pre-natal Care Package promo period runs until July 31, 2014. For more information, please call 8888-999, e-mail mmc@makatimed.net.ph or visit www.makatimed.net.ph.)