tusmen: This thread is quite informative and I really must commend the thought behind this.

Iam currently searching for an affordable hospital for Child Birth in Maryland/Washinton DC. Would really appreciate any useful information on the hospital name, Cost range and their contact details.

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TUSMEN......use DR CHAUDRY AND PG HOSPITAL...DR CHAUDRY IS IN CHEVERLY MARYLAND

Hello house, hope we all are doing great. Had my baby in June 2013 in Maryland ....I M WRITTING THIS LATE COS I COULDNT LOG ON...all thanks to Vivian who has turned out to be my sister from another mother...double vee as i refer to her as being a blessing. i gave birth in Maryland though the plan was to use MIHS Phoenix, double Vee has given me all the guidance needed. I arrived the USA USING Baltimore washington International,,, my people it wasnt funny,at port of entry, the officer welcome me , she asked some questions...first one off guard was...are you expecting, i told her yes, she said STEP ASIDE...she took me to her supervisor, i was worried oooooo..make i no pretend. they kept me in that room that we watch on BOAREDR SECURITY...FOR LIKE 45MINS, ...OBSERVATION DON BEGIN: ATLAS, SUpervisor called me, so many questions..these are the few i can recall...where do you work? are u on leave? when u applied for the visa , y didnt you say u were pregnant? that one i answered fast,...please lets count, i was not pregnant when i applied for the visa. i was asked how much i had on me?(since i filled the cash declaration form) he asked i bring out the cash, counted to make sure it was complete....he now said,LET ME ADVISE YOU, COLLECT ALL YOUR RECEIPTS COS YOU WOULD BE ASKED AT ANY TIME DURING YOUR REVISIT;;;AFTER ABOUT THREE HOURS I WAS ALLOWED INTO BALTIMORE....

any questions welcome by me... double vee..thank you plenty all nairaland people..keep raising the flag oooooo.

I used Dr Chaudry in Cheverly..his price was 2,500. nice man, he has good staff..Alicia to be precise..during my last weeks trimester..dr GAVE GREAT ADVISE..I USED THE Prince George county Hospital..went in thru emergency, gave birth there successfully thru normal, i did not sleep in the hospital since that was my third baby, other two na for naija i born dem o
HOSPITAL BILL IS 4,700 DOLLARS SO the total is 7200...i didnt use epidural o cos of this bill though i was induced....

getting the american passport was easy for me cause i waited till i got the SSN , WENT TO THE PASSPORT OFFICE IN WASHINGTON DC TWO WEEKS TO MY DEPARTURE DATE ..GOT IT WITH 172 DOLLARS IN TWO DAYS IN THE HOUSE....THE NIGERIA PASSPORT WAS FASTEST..GOT IT SAME DAY, THE SUPERVISOR THERE...naija embassy na better woman, she has low cost..gave me my son's passport same day..it cost me swglobbal,visa fee..some extra dollar, cant recall the figure...