the medical system in france is good in the sense that you don't have to pay to deliver (yes!) as long as you have social security, which thankfully i remembered to apply for. however most public hospitals are not as technologically advanced as singapore (think tan tock seng unrenovated)
i was delivered by a midwife, not a doctor. same system as in britain. ya, had to speak in french, so i had to learn all the preggy terms in french lo.
they are also very traditional, dont have those 'birth plans' stuff, have to lie on ur back to deliver, cannot choose ur position. and they are not very educated and supportive to breastfeeding.
almost everyone gets an epidural. but they did not let me have it lo! argh. say i was unsuitable so they gave me morphine! it was really bad.
dunno how it compares with singapore sys. when i have #2 someday in singapore then i let u know! lol