Maternity Wards

We have single, 2-bed and 4-bed rooms available for maternity patients. Each ward has a nursery of its own.

Confinement food is served at the postnatal wards for mothers who request for them. Longan drinks and ginger water is also served.

Free parentcraft sessions are available to guide you on bathing your baby, caring for your baby's cord, breastfeeding and sterilizing bottles during your hospital stay. These teaching sessions can also be viewed at your leisure in the comfort of your room as they are aired on channel 17 of the in-house TV system. The viewing hours are between 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.

Breastfeeding is a learned art, rather than a reflex, new mothers often have many questions about the correct way to breastfeed. At Mount Alvernia Hospital, our lactation consultants make daily rounds, except on Sundays to give personalized one-on-one assistance to new mothers to educate, guide and support them in their new maternal responsibilities. Get off to the right start in motherhood – speak to our lactation consultants during your stay here.

Outpatient breastfeeding consultation is available for mothers who have gone home and still face problems with breastfeeding.

Mount Alvernia Hospital's Breastfeeding Helpline Tel No. is 6347 6641.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

What if your baby is premature or is born with medical problems? In such cases, the baby is transferred to our well-equipped Neonatal Intensive Care Unit [NICU] with a capacity of 16 cots. Here a team of highly committed and experienced nursing staff work closely with the specialists to provide nursing care to the babies.

Kangaroo Care, the practice in which parents hold the infants skin-to-skin for long periods of time is a programme available at our NICU. It is a way to share warmth and natural closeness.