Diferences on pregnancy and giving birth between Japan and Malaysia...

Just want to share my experience during pregnancy time in Japan and Malaysia....So, you can conclude by your own opinion which one much better than another...but, for me both of them have their pro and con too..
~ M = Malaysia
     J = Japan
Here are the differences:

First Pregnancy Term.

Getting Book
M: After we already 2months preggy..than we can get the 'pink' book..give by the nurse at Klinik Kesihatan..which Mother pregnancy book..sy mmg suke sgt buke ni..sbb dia tulis mcm2 kt cn..n Dr pun record our health here..n senang sgt..tggl dlm kete je..bile  time nk check up br bw keluar...ni utk yg pergi klinik gomen ye..tp kalo yg private boleh trs dpt buku bile dh dpt tahu preggy..nie ikut pengalaman sy ye..

nie buku pink yg best...;)

J: After we confirm that we already preggy..than we can get the 'blue' book..n to get the english one..we hv to go to the ward Office but actually still the same with Msia..got the book at the clinic..cume mother book ini consist juga utk baby..kire segala kesihatan bby n checking bby lps ni sume ade kat buku ni..n buku ni pki dr sejak preggy smpi umur 7thn..lame kan nk simpan buku ni..

yg kecil tue smpi 7years health check up

Regular Checking
M: Checking will be every months onwards..kan..sbb sy pun same ms preggy 1st dulu..

J: Checking will be every 2 weeks..to check the development of baby and their brain..~kt cn dia akn check utk kesan ape2 mslh jk ada.

Estimate Due Date
M: Its depend count when ur last period date..n count from date..n also from scan..but..Dr prefer count from the last period date..n Dr will give the date on the first appoinment.~mnta maaf lh kalo slh.

J: After doing a regular check up about 1month..then, its will be another check up only to determine ur estimate due date..n the estimated will be doing by Scan..

During 2nd and 3rd Pregnancy terms.

In-charger

M & J : all the same midwife n Dr incharger for the whole pregnancy till giving birth

Process of Checing Up
M: Kalo kt klinik kesihatan or private sume same je rasanya..1st kene amik air kencing then timbang berat n tekanan darah yg dibuat oleh nurse....pastue br tggu utk jumpe Dr..n bezanya kalo kat klinik kesihatan kalo kite ade ape2 masalah br di refer kepada Dr..jk tidak...nurse je yg akan incharger...n spnjg sy buat checking di klinik kesihatan dulu..blum pernah lg gi amik air kencing..just amik berat bdn n tekanan darah n msk ke bilik nurse..
J: tidak byk bezanya dgn japan..process still the same :Urin > Weight > Tekanan Darah > jumpe Dr..cume yg bezanya setelah pergi 3 hospital kat cn..sy tgk temu janji setiap org berlainan..kalo kite gi check up biasanya lps jumpe Dr dia akn bg tarikh n masa utk dtg berikutnye...sy pernah ty Dr np letak masa sy dtg..xpe ke sy dtg diluar wktu yg ditetapkan..n Dr kate kalo sy dtg awl..sy tetap akn dilayan mengikut ms tue..n kalo sy dtg lewat..makanya..sy akn dilayan selepas semua patient abis..emm..begitu dieorg menghargai waktu..So..biasanya temu janji sy pukul 10-11.00pg..So,sy akn dtg kul 9.30...n mskkan kad patient sy kt mesin ATM dan sahkan kehadiran kite..n terus gi bhgn O&G..utk amik pee,pastue check berat n tekanan darah (ni sume buat sendiri..ade kat luar bhgn O&G, cume amik pee msk kan pee ke cwn kertas yg telah dilabelkan name kite n letak je kat luar toilet)..lastly..tggu je kul 10...mesti Nurse pggl msk..hehee...senang n xyah tggu lame2..en hubby pun boleh gi lab lepas tue...

Ultrasound
M: Kalo kat klinik kesihatan yg sy gi dulu..hy pd bln3, 5 & 7 br ade scan..or kalo ade mslh2 lain n perlu jumpe Dr..br ade scan..jk tidak xperlu...Tp sy ni gi kedua2 klinik..private pun gi juga..so..mmg tiap2 bln mmg ade scan..hehehe..ngada2kan..
J: kat cn..mmg setiap kali ade checking akan ade ultrasound oleh Dr..n Dr Onjo (iaitu Hosp. yg terakhir sy pergi) refer * Experience on Pregnancy Check up in Japan ...Part 2..setiap segi perkembangan anak dia akan scan n print pd sy..dr kaki smpi ke otak..n setiap kali gi checking msti dpt pic bby yg panjang menjela2..

GST (Glucose Screening Test)
M: mest kene buat kalo background family kite ade diabetis or darah tinggi..ms 1st preggy kene smpi 3kali..tp setiap kali buat xpernah kene detect..Allhamdulillah
J:spnjg 2nd preggy tak pernah kene buat GST...hehe..Alhamdulillah

HB
M & J :both hv to do hb...tp kt cn kalo hb rendah je..terus name msk list utk kene dgr ceramah psl hb...yg boringnye sbb dlm nihongo...n bile dia tahu kite xfhm nihongo..nnt ade sorg nurse tkg translate kn khas utk kite...hehe

Suntikan Kancing Gigi
M: ms kat Msia..sy pernah kene suntik kancing gigi 2 kali.... satu 1st term..n satu lg 3rd term..

J: xpernah lagi kene suntikan kancing gigi kat cn..

Ceramah
M: Sepanjang preggy kt Msia xpernah lagi sy dgr ceramah kec ceramah ttg susu ibu..

J: kat cn..naik berat badan ckit je..kene dgr ceramah, ade ceramah mcmane nk push baby keluar yg ni en hubby pun kene bljr mcmane nk push..sgt kelakar..hehehe, ceramah nk jaga baby, aerobik,ceramah makanan semasa mengandung n selepas bersalin..hehehe..byk btl ceramahnye..smpi kdg2 ade je yg sy skip kan.hehe

Process of Delivery

Process of Delivery rsnye Dr ngan nurse akn 'bermain' dgn contractian and bukaan..Tni kalo bersalin normal..his is my experience and what i know during delivery a baby at Malaysia and Japan..If wrong tolong betulkan ye..

M: Em..ms kat Msia dulu..I'm decide to deliver baby with my aunt..because my hubby want woman Dr..n lucky I hv a famly which is  Specialist in O&G..all over my pregnant n delivered by her hand..hehee.so,sy xbp nk tahu birokrasi2 ttg bersalin kat Msia..but via my frens..em..terperanjat juga bile dieorg cerite..n ramai my fren prefer gi private dr gov Dr..I dont know why.
J: This is via my experience..

Delevery time
M: As I know, if dh buke 2cm pun dia dh bg kite duk stand by kt hospital or kalo ade rs contraction every 10 min normally Dr suruh stay kt ward....ni thru experience..n kite boleh je kalau xnk duk hospital dulu..so, tggu lh dkt wad tue smpilh terbuke jalan kite ke 5cm..kalo x buke lg..Dr akn bg rangsangan or toreh ckit utk buke jln..n ms ni Dr akn advice kite suruh byk jalan2 utk cepat bersalin sbnrnye utk bg ckit depress pd bby utk tuun ke pelvis..n Dr akn monitoring contraction..if contraction kerap mcm setiap 10min ade contraction  or less Dr biasanya mule2 akn advice suruh jln byk2  lg ckit...tp kalo Dr tgk after a few hour..contraction dh makin kerap..tp bukaan tak buka2 lg...Dr akn pecahkan water breaks(air ketuban) untuk mempercepatkan bukaan..

J: Entering to hospital when already feel very uncormfortable.which approximately dlm contraction every 7minutes..mcm tue..n midwife akan check CTG and bukaan..tp kat cn sy rasa dia lbh pentingkan bukaan dr CTG as long as baby heartbeat is ok..cpt or lmbt bersalin bergtb kepada bukaan n then just wait until dh buka bukaan dlm 7cm. br ke labor room..tp kalo after a few hours..bukaan xbuke lg..midwife akan advice suruh jln2 keliling ward...

Entering Labor Room
M: Once water breaks dh pecah..kite akn ditolak ke labor room..ms kat labor room lh..n nurse akn bw kite pergi ke labor room dgn wheelchair or just lying on the bed..kite doalh byk2 moga Allah permudahkan segala urusan..n ms ni blum tahu lg kite akn bersalin normal or operate..n incase ms kt labor room..after a few hours..bukaan msh xbuke lg..n contraction makin kerap..n heartbeat fetal thru cardiotogography test (CTG) makin lemah..Dr tiada pilihan melainkan tolak ke operate room..utk selamatkan baby..same goes if water breaking process come out with brownish colour..so its times to go to operate..or kalo bukaan dh buke tp kite xde daya utk teran bby keluar..maka Dr terpakse gune vaccum bagi baby keluar secara normal..or biasanye kalo dh over due terlalu lame..Dr akan induce..utk menyelamatkan baby n kite..sbb our placenta cant function productively any more..kalo ade rs sakit smpi xthn..Dr akn bg epidural utk kite kurangkan rs sakit..

J: Entering dgn bukaan sudah 7cm terbuke..n its confirm kalo sepanjang preggy kite xde mslh..makanye kita akan bersalin scr normal n NATURALLY..msk ke labor room dgn berjalan kaki. tanpa belum dipecahkan lg water breaks..n midwife akn bg kebenaran pertama kali push utk water breaks process..n after a few second another push for the baby come out.n no epidural allowed here..kene tahan sumenye Naturally..

Incharger
M: Dr and midwife yg ramai n baik2 semuanya.
J: Only 1 Dr and 1 midwife

Method of delivery
M: as normal..n after that, akan di jahit..tp sblm jahit dia akn bius or sapy pelali utk kurangkan rs sakit ms Dr jahit.
J: As normal tp water birth(half of our body ade air)..n after that kene jahit tnpa ape2 pelali or bius..sementara tue midwife tgkp pic kite n baby..hehehe

Duration to stay at Hospital
M: After baby n mum already got pee or poo..we can discharged..if normal..kalo operate lame ckit kene duduk.
J: Have to stay about 5 days, n day hv a lot of activity about us, 1st day after delivery till 5th day delivery..kt cn, baby akan tidur di baby room..n hy ambil utk disusukan.,n
1st day: meet peadtric with baby to checking baby pogression
2nd day: meet midwife n midwife ajar utk mandi baby n ajar mcmane nk susu baby(posisi yg betul)
3rd day: meet Dr for our jahitan..ms ni biasanye Dr akan check jahitan samada ok ke tak..n also amik darah n urin test
4th day: midwife urutkan kite n urut our breast for keluarkan susu, ajar mcmane nk jd bdn btk asl..n some aerobik for org ms pantang.
5th day: hv last meeting with peads n Dr for baby n kite..n bby got vit.K for that day..

O&G ward..

Ok..thats all the difference between Malaysia n Japan..hope u can get any knowledge from there..kalo ade ape2 yg salah info tolong betulkan ye...;)