drafrican:
Yes I am a true representation that guarantees EMPATHY.
When the facts are laid down it turns to an emotional blackmail.
To get healthcare in USA without insurance you pay heavily to get the same in Nigeria you pay heavily.
How does the fact that a hospital generator will run on fuel make me love money?
I won't be blackmailed,I have stated the facts. you either accept it or not.
Stating the fact doesn't make me wicked or mean!
And please don't go to any Nigerian hospital again o ......only USA that's the only time ur words are valid

TeesMom:
Hello house, pls has anyone applied for a visa for a nanny before? Any info wld b great as my child has plenty activity.

shagaman:


As a preggy what one needs really is closeness to hospital,intown is close to hospital and where to see doc sef, also the advantage here is that shopping malls are around trek able distance,walmart is close,Ranch market is close,so many shopping malls around,I dont know about ramada so cant talk about the place,but at intown all u need is a bed where to cook and a 42 inch tv,that should surfice for ur period of stay, but if you want a place with jacuzzi,hot tub ,chaffiers, massage and others I can help you find out .....but if you have a budget u dont want to exceed then intown might suite you.

drafrican:
@ slimwendy
Am sorry for your loss
Am not mocking anyone,it would be very wrong of me neither would I insult anyone.
I encourage people to sue and I always will.
It's just wrong to give examples but there's also a lady who did IVF in naija went to the USA lost the baby and it was ruled as SIDS(sudden infant death syndrome) it occurred in the hospital nursery.

@slimwendy85, so sorry for your loss. Mr Dr Africa. I don't get the point of this your argument . I understand you love your country hence the need to defend the healthcare. But please be realistic, you can't compare a mansion and a face me I face you. I had my baby recently in elpaso and the birth experience was eventful. I have no regrets coming here because if to say na NAija I dey, I no know how e for be. Because a friend of mine had almost the same complications I had but they couldn't handle it. Her baby was not handling contractions well and they still administered pitocin. Same with me, he wasn't handling contractions well , his heart beat kept dropping and going up, they decided to wait on the pitocin , because since he wasn't handling mine well pitocin would be worse. I don't want to give the whole story, but my baby ended up in NiCu after swallowing so much miconium. You can't even start imagining the amount of doctors and nurses that hovered around him, the over the top care both from nurses and doctors. My primary reason for coming here to give birth was because of the blue pally, but after I had my child, blue pally became secondary. I just paid twice my budget on nicu and I don't even feel it because I am grateful to God for the opportunity I have to travel to the United States. My child is well and perfect. I will come here again till I'm done! Our healthcare is wack! Just accept it and stop trying to prove rubbish here Biko.

nelly2012:
@Shawbabe, you've made the most point in this argument... pls it's not a norm to travel at 36 weeks, let's do the right thing and leave the rest to God. Pregnancy is a physiology changing process, the long flight hours, the change in body clock as in time difference and jet lag... new environment for first time( and even tenth time travellers)... pls don't tempt God my people.

@drafrican, enough is said already...

Nigerians, all of us, our attitude to work/duty is wrong. It's a pity but it's just a Nigerian thing!
The laxity is too much...Doctors, bankers, nurses, business men & women, receptionist etc...

I also lost a 16 wks pregnancy in the nos 1 govt hosp in Nigeria after many years of waiting(so ask me about the pain of loosing a pregnancy after years of marriage)... could have happened anywhere tho but doctor on call in the emergency unit on Xmas day was no where to be found and I was contracting in pains until hubby acted small drama, lol... long story short... we all need to change our attitude to duty.

Besides, am a doctor too... nobody should slaughter me o...lol

isysleek:
Hello house,

Pls if someone finds out there's an error on the DS 160 application form which has already been submitted, can the person pay the visa fees again and start the application process afresh? Will the new application be linked to the first form filled?

Pls gurus in the house,help. Very urgent!

Thank you.

drafrican:
I am sorry about your loss but Pls Nigerians should desist from imagining we kill people here Age of viability in Nigeria is 28 weeks but am sure it's not unconnected with the fact that incubators require 24 hours electricity to run,that certainly ain't the dr's fault.
So if u want that here you will be charged heavily.
Let's head to Australia age of viability is 18 weeks there,since it's not the pali,USA is inferior to Australia
And 35 week old babies are not premature per sey cos their lungs are developed already so there is more to this,sepsis/jaundice etc
Pls go through the USA court records and find out the medical blunders they commit there!
Find out why no foreign trained doctor works in a teaching hospital without passing Nigerian exams
Find out why Nigerian IVF success rate is higher than the USA.
We do not throw alive babies born at less than 28 weeks into the dust bin we provide "comfort care" and a percentage survive.
Did the hospital you used have a neonatologist present(not peadiatrician) when labour started at 28 weeks these are the issues.
This services are available here we have neonatal ICU's .
Am sorry if I come across as insensitive it's because our patients too are even more insensitive.
As for government vs private hospitals the debate remains endless.
They record mortality all over the world but it's a reflection of not only the health care system but the level of education and financial strength of the patient.if USA had mothers that would spend 20hrs in labour with a doula and then turn up at the hospital m sure their mortality will be 100%
By Gods grace everyone will deliver full term .
One love

sayoberry:
Mehn!!!! I don't know why anyone should be bothered if people are going to u.s to give birth o.
Its my money, I worked for it, and imma spend it in anyway I want whether to get blue pali or orange pali or brown pali, its MY choice.

And for the travelling early part... If I was carrying one baby I would have come here at 36weeks cos with my previous pregnancies I never fell into labour on my own. I always passed due dates, but then twins came and I fell in labour at 26weeks and my doc did all he could to stop the labour. Thank God it worked. When I told him I was coming here he said "if not for the better medical care you would get I would have advice against it" deep down he knew my babies would have better chance of survival if they were born here as premies.
I don't care if anyone thinks I'm here for the pali. *sips tea*

TeesMom:
Hello house, pls has anyone applied for a visa for a nanny before? Any info wld b great as my child has plenty activity.

TeesMom:
Hello house, pls has anyone applied for a visa for a nanny before? Any info wld b great as my child has plenty activity.

mamacajah:
Please all , let's sheath our swords and rest. I don't like the direction this talk is going.

on travelling early or late several opinions have been given based on personal experience. This digression is not good for this thread especially with preggy mom's and dads.

One love all. let's hear more successful stories on POE and delivery.

nefertitiram:


You are not sorry, I can bet you have no idea the true meaning of I am sorry! Please stop comparing US and your crappy system, there is no comparison and you are further making a mockery of the entire purpose of sharing experiences.
If you have nothing nice to say, just hush!

drafrican:
My dear do you pay 30% of your salary as tax to the government if you do then you have a right to criticize the system that's what Americans pay
After they attend to you do you pay back or not if you lack insurance? Well you do every single month.
But like d naija pple that jumped at Medicaid Nigerians will owe hospitals and not pay back
Whose fault is that the dr's?

shadetwins:
@ drafrican i pay 30% of my salary to the Nigerian Govt.. and im not getting anything from this country so wat are u saying. You kno nothing abt tax in this country