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Midwives in Egypt? Only for the local people who can't afford to go to a doctor. I would suggest the Nile Hospital.

Thanks for your comment. Perhaps in Egypt it is considered a stigma to suggest a midwife, but as a nurse from the US , more and more people consider midwives along with the care of a GYN because they opt for the most natural experience in delivering a child opposed to doctors leaving many with the unnecessary option of having c-sections which in the long run increase the chances of having another c-section along with complications. However midwives in Egypt may not have high qualifications as a nurse or practitioners, I understand why it may be viewed necessary and much safer to seek a physician.

From the stories I heard doctors in Egypt like to do a c-section maybe because then they can schedule it? BTW: my children where born in Holland, two children with the help of a midwife, the other with the family doctor, all at home.

There was 1 midwife in Hurghada, but she go back to Austria. So now you have to do it with a gynaecologist, no choice.

I would be a bit weary of medical services in Egypt. I had a very bad experience in the American Hospital in Cairo, but it was 10 years ago.

The gyn told me I needed urgent surgery, and this would cost 10 k EGP. I found it very strange, that a doc would suggest that without a scan or further investigation .

When I went back to Italy, I was diagnosed with a common infection, treatable with standard antibiotics.

I mean...there are doctors willing to go into operating theatre while knowing the patient is not in need. Perhaps now things have improved, but I would certainly go abroad, if the problem is serious.

An alternative is finding a cheap flight to UAE, if you don't have a EU medical insurance.

also the egyptian hospital in kawthar