I have to agree with Satya. My DP works in emergency medicine and I had this discussion with him when we fell pg with DS. He also told me that a lot of private hospitals can?t cope with a real emergencys and he knows of a lot of patients who have had to be transferred in the middle of labour or the baby rushed off to another hospital as soon as it?s born to hospitals where they can cope with the situation.

I did share care with DS which meant that I got a 12 week scan and the 20 week scan. I also had to have an additional scan and amnio at 14-15 weeks which was all covered under Medicare.

You can choose to have your baby in the public hospital and then transfer afterwards to a private hospital if you would prefer your own room. Check out your public hospital and private hospital before making the decision. Some public hospitals have single rooms anyway.

Good Luck