Hi Tiger BB,
I'd be the only one to be more mitigated qbout dr Chua. She delivered my first baby, she's patient, professional, but:
her charges are way too high (especially to consider where she's located), it 's not easily accessible (now that there 's MRT construction nearby), and you must climb up a dozen of steps to get there.
The waiting time is much too long but when you come a bit late, she won't prioritize your make room for your delayed arrival.
Those are only for the logistics.
NOw on the "reassuring, patient" sides, so the psycho social needs, I find her very judgemental and patronizing. She wold answer a question in a long sentence, which is good as she covers your question but there are alwasy a few more sentences not welcome as she tends to judge or being ironical.
Personally, given she is so far, super expensive, always very late (and when you come late once, you come for nothing!!!!!), quite cold and judgemental on the questions you may candidly ask, I am in the midst of sourcing another Dr for my second pregnancy. Dr Chua may appear very smiley but she is a cold hearted person. I think most of us here do not know she is in her fourties and never had children or born an pregnancy.
Usually female gynaes are colder than male ones. Her advantage could be that she can understand our pain or bearing kids, but she actually does not and apperas more judgemental than a male gynae who a more objective vision of the femaile patients.
Sorry if I might contradict the majority here but this is of sincere thoughts shared with two other friends who felt the same things.
Good luck to you