Different in birth cost

In UK, as we already paid approx 10% of our salary into National Insurance from our gross salary, there's no bill to pay for giving birth in public hospital. Any prescription from GP are also free as pregnant woman are given exemption during pregnancy and up to 12 months after giving birth.

Of course the public hospital is different from the Singapore hospital (not that I have given birth in SG) :-
- We visited the labour ward and they are 6 or 8 beds in the ward. There's 1 room (only 1 bed) which you can pay to be in there (if you want some privacy) but it's not ensuite and it cost about £100 a night (what's the point).
- If you are in labour, you need to call the labour ward and you will need to be having 3 contractions in 10 minutes before they ask you in. If you insist on going in, you can but if you are not dilated 3cm and beyond, you will be asked to go home and wait instead. That's why I bought a TENS machine to cope with the pain at home.
- You see your GP and a group of midwives throughout your pregnancy. During labour, any of the midwives might be there (depending on their schedule) and you don't get to see a doctor unless you are having complications.
- One of the mid-wife will visit you after you take the baby home (just to ensure you and the baby are fine)

Of course you can go to private hospital in UK, but it's going to cost lots!!