Honestly, your concern about delivery continuity is very valid, STORK is a team-based clinic, so you won't necessarily have your regular doctor present when you deliver, which is something quite a few mums I know found unsettling, especially for a first-time mum. Switching to a private gynae does give you that one-to-one consistency, but the trade-off is that STORK's whole strength is really in the multidisciplinary setup, Assoc Prof Tan Lay Kok and Dr Serene Thain lead that team, and for complex or high-risk cases, having that specialist backup is genuinely hard to replicate privately. My neighbour switched from a team-based setup to a private gynae mid-pregnancy and said the peace of mind knowing her doctor would be there for delivery made a big difference emotionally, though she did feel she had less specialist coverage for her condition. If your medical condition is on the more complex end, it's worth weighing whether delivery familiarity or specialist depth matters more to you, and honestly, it would be good to have a direct conversation with your STORK doctor about what happens at delivery before you decide.
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