Hi Squiddygie,
I delivered at KKH in 2015. Jerry Chan was my doctor, my original doctor left KKH for other prospects and I was assigned to Jerry Chan. I opted for natural delivery but he did not order a bacteria test for me (I guess you can say it's dependent on the doctor's practice) but during my delivery, the doctor on duty asked for my test results and I could only stare at her blankly and say that I didn't do any such test. She muttered something and hastily walked away. Can you imagine, I was lying on the delivery bed in pain and what went through my mind when she asked me that question #%*^#%. Obviously it's too late to do any test now - Strike 1. My baby was overdue and one day I woke up and didn't really feel well (call it maternal instincts), I checked myself in and the doctor on duty asked me to go for a scan. Turns out my amniotic fluid had become too low and I had to be induced right away! My other girl friends shared that when they are overdue, their gyneas always monitor their fluid level, and also increased the checkup frequencies. Jerry Chan just scheduled me for delivery two weeks from my last visit and no more follow up, imagine if I didn't check myself in? - Strike 2. Because my delivery was unscheduled, Jerry Chan happened to be on leave - on hindsight I actually thanked my lucky stars cus in the end I had to undergo emergency c-section (pls dun go KKH if u can help it, the post-delivery service was great but the delivery service sucks but that's another story), can't imagine if he had to operate on me cus at that point I had already totally lost confidence in him. After I delivered, he did not even once visit me at the ward - Strike 3. Even my nurse said she was disappointed at the lack of follow up. I was quite upset over all this, especially since it's my first baby. For the follow up checks after my delivery, I requested to change doctor. The head nurse tried to convince me but I was so upset I just started crying in the waiting area and saying I never want to see Jerry Chan ever again. I told them I'd rather leave. Then they assigned me a nice female doctor and I never saw Jerry Chan again and honestly, I never want to see him again. The doctor who operated on me was Dr Tan Heng Hao and I've heard he's one of the better ones at KKH. All the best!