Giving birth in Thailand Public hospital

[Emmey]

1 hour ago, NativeBob said:

Please, Ding Daeng and whole Pracha Songro Rd. is quite affordable area even if "mum" is not reach enough for private hospitals. My friend delivered in Female Health Clinic near Huay Kwang junction & MRT. I reckon it was about 6-7K for everything and Birth Cert. separately 600 THB. Please ask around - it is very affordable area.
Or if you're not afraid just ask directly at Police Station - very nice and helpful people over there - they know every establishment and venue of that area. 

Good luck!

Thank you for your response 

[Emmey]

8 hours ago, Sheryl said:

This  aopears to be ftom AI. And, as js oftdmen the case, it is incorrect (abd garbled). 

 

Thai citizenship at birth depends on at least one of thev parents being a Thai citizen. Place of birth is irrrelevant to this. 

 

Reverting to OP situation, the baby will NOT have Thai citizenship at birth dince bith oatrnts are fo

 

SDMC is not the  appropriate place to go. There appears to have been complete misunderstanding of the purpose of your visit. 

 

Both of these hospitals do  treat foreigners, and foreign women do deliver babies there. 

 

Who is translating for you on these visits?

 

And can I ask your nationality and form of identification (passport? Pink card? Etc)

 

I could keep suggesting different government hospitals but I think the problems may continue until we get to the bottom ilof what is the cause. 

 

 

 

 

Thank you @Sheryl. We did the conversation ourselves. We are Nigerians and our passports is our means of identification. 

[Sheryl]

41 minutes ago, Emmey said:

Thank you @Sheryl. We did the conversation ourselves. We are Nigerians and our passports is our means of identification. 

Try to  have a native Thai speaker go with you next time, as there seem to have been communication issues.

 

Hospitals you have not yet tried include Chulalongkorn and Srindihorn. A little further away for you but Srindihorn would be pretty quick by taxi using the expressway.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/8wSNPR3E1kTpBSBN8

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/TvyKiWGgSVoJm2DE7

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Sheryl]

A post discussing illegal activity has been remoived.

 

The OP is seeking a government hospital for delivery.  Nothing else.

[sandyf]

On 5/7/2025 at 2:26 PM, richard_smith237 said:

C-Section is more common in Thailand by at least 10-20% than it is in the West, i.e. UK and Europe, USA

That in itself is no justification for say it is a preferred method of delivery.

My niece is an Obs & Gny surgeon and C sections are her thing. She is extremely busy and it has nothing to do with preference, problems arise for a variety of reasons with many down to lifestyle.

Alongside the more common problems there is an increasing number of babies that are growing above the safe size for the Thai pelvis plus both mental health and substance abuse issues are on the increase.

You cannot always take stats at face value.

[richard_smith237]

6 minutes ago, sandyf said:

On 5/7/2025 at 2:26 PM, richard_smith237 said:

C-Section is more common in Thailand by at least 10-20% than it is in the West, i.e. UK and Europe, USA

That in itself is no justification for say it is a preferred method of delivery.

My niece is an Obs & Gny surgeon and C sections are her thing. She is extremely busy and it has nothing to do with preference, problems arise for a variety of reasons with many down to lifestyle.

Alongside the more common problems there is an increasing number of babies that are growing above the safe size for the Thai pelvis plus both mental health and substance abuse issues are on the increase.

You cannot always take stats at face value.

 

Very true... (cannot always take stats at face value) - I'm sure the reason for the increased percentages of C-sections here compared to the west are medically elective and more related to cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) and generally younger maternal age (under-developed pelvic bones)... which of course distorts the stats, particularly as Thai females are generally smaller.

 

Nevertheless - its long been known that C-Sections are more common in Thailand than they are in many or our western nations - the stats highlight exactly the same, no matter how you want to look at them.

 

Sheryl of course has far more medical experience than I, though I'm surprised she contradicted my comment given the amount of medical professionals I know who have commented on the 'unnecessarily high number of c-sections in hospitals here'.... that said - my sources of information are only: National Stats, and anecdote from a handful of Doctors I'm friends with (dinners / socialising etc - so lots of topics arise).

 

 

 

 

 

MalcolmB would have argued that C-Sections are more common, If I had mentioned they are less common - so anything he writes is purely fabricated to generate discourse because he's been accused by me way to many times of being a troll and he that doesn't sit well with his childish ego - anything he writes can simply be written off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

On 5/6/2025 at 9:12 PM, Emmey said:

Thank you for your response. We visited Rajavithi Hospital but one of the nurses said they don't accept foreigners. Any other suggestion will be duly appreciated.

 

Please don't accept no for an answer - particularly from low level staff...  Their response may come from misunderstanding through communication, or a larger misunderstanding in general. 

 

It maybe that their answer is nothing more than an assumption.

 

If possible, ask to see someone more senior and ensure you can get a 'sit down' with a doctor - someone who can actually make an official decision rather than a dismissive cannot... 

 

... in doing so, you may also get some good advice and recommendation as to where you can go and secure the services of a good obstetrician (OBGYN).

[PPMMUU]

Ramathibodi SDMC is practically a private hospital. You may want to specify that you’re on a budget and expect to receive standard care in the general section of Ramathibodi Hospital.

[Magictoad]

On 5/6/2025 at 2:31 PM, Emmey said:

Hello, please I want to know the public hospitals in Bangkok, Thailand that a foreigner can use to give birth. I cannot afford a private hospital. Thank you

Whatever they are they will be better than the UK but you will need help with languages.

[Lorry]

On 5/7/2025 at 12:46 PM, BritManToo said:

Not in Thailand, you are only Thai if one of your parents is Thai.

I think it's only the USA counts birth in country as entitlement to citizenship.

Francd did that almost 100 years before the US

[gargamon]

On 5/6/2025 at 11:46 PM, BritManToo said:

Not in Thailand, you are only Thai if one of your parents is Thai.

I think it's only the USA counts birth in country as entitlement to citizenship.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_sanguinis

It's a lot more than the US. You been listening to the MAGA morons again?

[Celsius]

The prices in hospitals don't include possible complications 

[Sheryl]

Please can we stay on topic. OP has not raised an issue relating to child's nationality (which will be same as that of the  parents). Nor has OP raised issue of c-section vs natural birth (which in the public channel of a government hospital will be a medically based decision). 

 

OP's issue is getting obstetric care at a government hospital in Bangkok   they report being twice turned away.

 

I believe their problems are mainly with communication.  They have not had a Thai speaker with them. Either the staff have not understood what they need or have sought to get rid of them because it was time-consuming and difficult to deal with them, public hospitals are very understaffed and busy especially in Bangkok.

 

Also, sorry to say, as they are African racial bias may play a part. Hospital would not automatically refuse care for this readon but many  staff would be less inclined to take the extra trouble required to communicate.  Going back with a Thai friend (or even hired Thai translator) would help.  This will also be quite necessary during labor and delivery.

 

Government hospitals are not set up for international clients and their care is not part of public system's mandate. Foreigners  will still  be accepted provided they can communicate  and navigate the system reasonably well, but often not if they can't. 

[Sheryl]

Off topuc post removed. 

 

Please stay on topic. 

[sandyf]

22 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Sheryl of course has far more medical experience than I, though I'm surprised she contradicted my comment given the amount of medical professionals I know who have commented on the 'unnecessarily high number of c-sections in hospitals here'.... that said - my sources of information are only: National Stats, and anecdote from a handful of Doctors I'm friends with (dinners / socialising etc - so lots of topics arise).

Your doctors, unless they are doing the job can only express an opinion, they will not be party to the facts. Very unlikely a doctor doing the job is going to say what had been done was unnecessary.

My niece does the job day in day out and some weeks she comes home almost in tears from what she has had to do.

Not for much longer, her current position will end at the end of the month, next month starts a sponsored 3 year career advancement program in Bangkok.

[Sophon]

10 hours ago, gargamon said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_sanguinis

It's a lot more than the US. You been listening to the MAGA morons again?

 

You posted the wrong link/image. What is being discussed is "jus soli" (see attached image) not "jus sanguinis"
 

[GinBoy2]

On 5/7/2025 at 1:26 AM, richard_smith237 said:

 

C-Section is more common in Thailand by at least 10-20% than it is in the West, i.e. UK and Europe, USA.

 

As of 2022, the cesarean section (C-section) rate in Thailand was reported at 43.2%. 

Projections indicate that if current trends persist, the rate could rise to 59.1% by 2030

 

https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-023-05576-8?utm_source=chatgpt.com

 

Thailand- 43.2%

United Kingdom- 34%

France- 20%

Germany- 30%

Spain- 24%

United States- 32%

 

I know you like to argue Malcy - but you are better off researching your comments before responding or just sticking to the booze and lurking.

 

All 3 three of my kids were born vaginally.

 

My eldest daughter however was touch and go.

 

She got a bit stuck, and with my wife in obvious distress the doc was debating what to do. I was screaming C-section get that kid outta there.

 

Eventually a nurse said to me a c-section the last thing we want to do, it's surgical and recovery is longer and makes future pregnancies more difficult because of the scar tissue.

 

Ultimately they delivered my daughter by forceps which in itself was terrifying to watch. Don't know if thats still a procedure they use, but Mom and baby survived and afterwards when they were sleeping I went and had a few stiff drinks, for the trauma!