I gave birth in the public hospital here (women's hospital). Care and facilities are excellent and overall it was a good experience. The only bad thing: my husband was not allowed to be by my side during the birth of our daughter.
If your wife is planning to breastfeed, she must be aware about the hospital care when the baby is born! They bottle-feeded mine the day she was born, without asking my permission, few times, because I was too weak after the cesarean... and never managed to stablish breasfeeding afterwards.
As E46 mentioned, I had the "what to expect during the first year" book and it really helped me, especially when you have no family or support around and it is your first baby.
I gave birth in the public hospital here (women's hospital). Care and facilities are excellent and overall it was a good experience. The only bad thing: my husband was not allowed to be by my side during the birth of our daughter.
If your wife is planning to breastfeed, she must be aware about the hospital care when the baby is born! They bottle-feeded mine the day she was born, without asking my permission, few times, because I was too weak after the cesarean... and never managed to stablish breasfeeding afterwards.
As E46 mentioned, I had the "what to expect during the first year" book and it really helped me, especially when you have no family or support around and it is your first baby.