München Klinik Neuperlach

I gave birth here in November. In short, my experience was mixed: less clinical feeling than average and a very nice station for the puerperium, but there are things in need of improvement. Details below. Rooms: the L&D area was nice and private, although some rooms are a bit small and if you want to move you have to go in the hallway. They use the bigger rooms only for the final phase so you are unable to actively try what position is best for you. I would recommend to promote the use of shoe covers for the people entering with the outside shoes. Nurses were friendly and helpful, although sometimes they were messing up the vitamins. Puerperium: It's nice that they check up the babys overnight, so you can have the little one with you during the day, the food was amazing (always choose the bavarian option!) and they tried to pair the double rooms so that patients would be of the same culture or language and therefore be more at ease. The pediatrician was great too! Actual delivery: They let me be most of the time, and were fast if I needed assistance. The main midwife was a total angel, delicate and respectful when the monitoring was necessary and also very encouraging and reassuring. The second midwife was the complete opposite - she was very harsh in her checkups and I felt treated like a cow before the butcher. My second main complain is the approach to the active phase of labour: the continuous CTG is performed as routine and was extremely uncomfortable and painful (much more than the actual contractions); they refused to remove it upon my request. Additionally they performed the Kristeller Maneuver, and that felt unnecessary and caused me lesions I would otherwise not have had. I understand that research is only now challenging all previous "understandings" of what is better and what not during birth, and it can be very difficult for a doctor to just stand back and observe while not having full control of the situation, however both the CTG and the maneuver have been highly discouraged by multiple midwifery and obstetric associations as they seem more harmful than they are useful. I highly recommend an update in the practice and a more detailed discussion during the registration process, so that a woman knows exactly what she can refuse and what not. I would probably choose the clinic again if I could refuse the CTG in the last phase.

I visited a doctor today who couldn't speak English and she was very rude about it. But I also visited nice competent doctors there

Very good service

Excellent service, professional doctors

Doctors are nice and knowledgeable, but nurses from young to old should have a training course where they learn how to treat patients. A great lack of friendliness and respect for patients.