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essyb2002:
I am in dare need of affordable hospitals in NYC.Please for those that have birthed there,can you assist with the information.Thank you in advance.

Eilenora:
Hello.

Kindly advise on d hosp and doc u eventually used in Ny.

shadetwins:
@Maggiespecial please your findings. I will really appreciate it if you could share your findings

Hotstepper:
I just called the dr now and they are not taking cash patients anymore.

I got one though aftee serious begging for those that are going to Brampton.

Apprently they have all had the experience, thus why they dont anymore . This one warned me that payment must me made at 1st apppt nd muat also pay hospital bills

manlikegb:
@Eilenora, No foul play. I called Dr Abou and the secretary said they do not accept cash payment anymore and she was even kinda rude and hung up eventually. Do you know if your contact in Canada who made the call on your behalf spoke to the Secretary or was able to speak with the doctor himself.

Any luck with finding another Dr that accepts cash yet?

manlikegb:
@Eilenora, @Geeagu, @Hotstepper, I am seriously considering Dr Ayodele and Dr Seido because we will be able to stay with a friend in Brampton. I was going to put a call through to them this week but with this latest development of no cash-paying client, I'm confused. Any suggestions please, July is EDD.

Thanks for your time.

Eilenora:
Hello Gurus in the house.

Pls assist with these qstns.

I currently manage my mums travel agency (no employment letter or anything). I am also a lawyer by profession tho on my own (business just registered this week). I intend to use d latter to apply for express entry. Process already in the works for this. But for the purpose of a trv, what do I say that I do and what supporting documents would i attach? If i use d agncy, since its mums business i dont have d usual employment contract, payslips etc. Also it will negate my plans to say i am a lawyer when eventually applying for express entry. At the same time if i use d lawyer with my newly registered business name wont it be as tho d business was registered simply for trv purposes?

2nd qstn, huby wants to send me 10k usd as pof. Will this be enough if i already have accommodation in canada? How do i package this money such that it doesnt look like a sudden lodgement prior to one's visa application? Should he send it to my dorm acct which hsnt bn active in forever or shld he send to me in naira i to my personal account which is more active?

Geeagu:
Hello everyone,
So as promised, here’s an update on my general experience.

POR experience : scroll to previous post below this one.

Dr: Dr Kayode Ayodele (his clinic is at Brampton, almost opposite/adjacent to the Brampton Civic Hospital)
Fee: $3,500 (this includes all antenatal visits, dr’s fees, paediatrician fee (this is who checks the baby at the hospital before you get discharged), anesthesiologist (so this covers epidural should you need it and in case of CS as well), 1 postpartum visit at 6 weeks for those who would be here at that time. I wouldn’t and I intend to visit him shortly before I leave for a quick checkup. He may or may not agree to this but that’s my plan).


Lab work:
I would advise that you find out exactly what tests your dr would need you to do and sort the ones you can sort in your country of residence especially if they are free over there like in my car.

I ended up paying about $55 for the 2 tests I did (Rubella and GBS). Unfortunately UK doesn’t offer these tests else I would have paid nothing.

Bear in mind that you are not obliged to use one particular lab. I did my research and I found out that Dynacare was cheaper than Lifelab so I went for them instead.

Hospital: Brampton Civic Hospital
Fee: $2000 per day for Mum and $600 per day for child. For vagina birth which was what I had, you get discharged within 24hrs which means you’ll only have to pay $2,600 for mother and child. If it’s CS, the minimum stay is 48hrs which should be $5,200 for mother and child.

For me, I had a post delivery ultrascan because my placenta was manually removed and dr wanted to be sure that she got everything out ok. I forgot to ask if the money I paid already covers this br she didn’t also ask. So far (15days pp) I’ve not got any bills via post. If I do, I’ll come back and update.

So even though you’re signed up with Dr Kayode (in my case), if you went into labour when he’s not on duty, that means another dr would be assigned to you for delivery. The dr that delivered my baby (Dr Sahi) was absolutely brilliant.

Please note that hospital fee is for delivery without complications.

Birth registration (long birth certificate) and birth certificate (short birth certificate)

Fee: $60 ($35 and $25 respectively)
Paid online via Service Ontario website (www.serviceontario.ca). It’s the 4-in-1 bundle but do not tick the SIN and health card option as they do not apply to you if you’re not a permanent resident in Canada.
Be sure that all your details are correct before submitting. When we received our son’s certificate, we realised there was a mistake on dad’s don, this means we had to call service Ontario and get them to send us a form for correction. This form cannot be obtained online, you have to call them and get them to send it to you, then you complete it, send the incorrect ones with the form back and they then send you the correct version (we’re still waiting ro receive this form, I’ll update on how long it took to sort it all out).
The original one took 5 working days (applied on Tuesday, got the birth certificates Wednesday the following week).

Passport:
Even though the long birth certificate had error, we still took it along with dad’s passport. We explained the situation and luckily they agreed to still process the passport after verifying dob on dad’s passport.

Fee: $57, expedited for 5 working days for extra $50 so total paid: $107
So we applied Thursday, we’ll pick up Thursday.
I did ask option for next day pick up and the handler said I didn’t qualify for that option because my travel date wasn’t within 48hrs of applying. There’s an option for date of travel on the form, if you want 24hrs pick up, you should ensure this date is within 48hrs from when you apply. I didn’t ask for the cost, I’m guessing it’s ve more than the extra $50 for 5-10 business day expedited service.

I applied in person in Mississauga where I stayed so pick up will be there too. I hear you’ll have to pick up from Mississauga anyway if you applied in Brampton.

Accommodation was free for me. Transport was subsidised in the sense that my friend or her mom would take me for appointment or anything when they are available.

The few times I took uber for my antenatal it was approximately $70 round trip. I came in at 35weeks, so assuming I never got help from my friend, the maximum I’d be paying for uber would have been ($350). If you drive, you may want to consider renting a car. When my hubby arrived, we rented for about 8 days and it didn’t cost an arm and a leg considering the convenience.

In summary:
Dr fee: $3,500
Hospital: $2,600
Lab: $55
Birth certificate: $60
Passport: $107
Total: $6,262

Accommodation, feeding and transport will vary depending on where you decide to go as per city and if you have any help with any of them.

Good luck to all expecting mums and dads. God bless you all!

Eilenora:
Yea my bro stays there.

Seems most gynaes am seein are all affilliated wth victoria hosp whch appears to be on d high side in terms of cost.

$130 to $140 for first visit with Gyn
$300 per visit Hospital bill to be reviewed from April
$25 to $35 for follow up
$300 for ultrasounds
$5000 for normal delivery
$10,000 to 15,000 for C-Section

Yea hubby is in Nig. So he sends d Naira equivalent to my activ account? Will i still need his statement or mine alone? Then besides a sponsor letter what else will i need frm hubby?

Eilenora:
Hello Gurus in d house.

Been a yle since i checked in.

Pls whats d current state of things for someone with a visa who wasnt preggy as at when she applied over a year ago? Now preggy and looking to have my baby in the states. Does d change of purpose email still work as before? Havent used the visa since I got it. I'm due Oct and visa expires Jan.