Giving birth in Qatar

J arrives in Doha, 3 months pregnant. Excited to begin her new life. Thrilled to be reunited with Mr H. She is least worried about the challenges of being pregnant, giving birth or becoming a mother in a foreign land, far away from friends and family. She is convinced that Mr H and his support a --------------

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J finally got her health card (after several visits to several health centres) ; when she was almost 6 months along. The H family heaved a sigh of relief. Things were fi

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They arrive at the phlebotomy section at 6:45 am. J buzzes out a token. She is patient no. 45! There were 44 other women (most of them pregnant) before her. Though they were being called in according to their token number, a few do try to talk their way in. Most don’t succeed

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But you see, the doc has no control over appointment procedures. The next earliest appointment available was in ten days’ time (a day after J was due!

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All J wanted was some information. She asked around…. Mr H’s boss’s wife…. The nurses at outpatient clinic…. No one had any specific answers….

Finally, she gave up. Decided to cross the bridge when she came to it.-----

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