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Shanghai First Maternity

上海市第一妇婴保健院(同济大学附属妇产科医院,简称“一妇婴”) · International Medical Department

Shanghai's busiest maternity hospital, with an international department in Pudong open seven days a week, suited to pregnancy care and birth, gynecology, fertility care and women's health checks.

National standingNot in Fudan's national top 100 (2023)

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Named specialists

Named in official, media or doctor-directory sources. We confirm who is available before booking.

  • Wang Yu 王育

    Chief physician, professor; hospital president (2023)

    Gynecologic oncology, ovarian cancer, single-port laparoscopic surgery

    Availability: ask us

    Special-needs clinic Tue morning, East Campus (Haodf schedule, Oct 2026). Her Haodf profile calls her the current president, which matches the female gynecologic oncologist 'Dr Wang Yu' in a 2026 English article on the international department; not confirmed by the hospital

  • Li Xiaocui

    Vice-president; Title not verified

    International health checks and gynecologic screening

    Sees international or VIP patients

    Shown seeing patients at the international medical department (City News Service, 2026). Chinese name matched by pinyin to a chief physician in family planning at this hospital on Haodf (special-needs clinics Wed morning East and Thu morning West, Oct 2026); not confirmed

  • Bao Shihua 鲍时华

    Chief physician; director of reproductive immunology (Haodf profile)

    Recurrent miscarriage, repeated implantation failure, infertility

    Sees international or VIP patients

    International clinic Mon morning (East Campus) and Fri morning (West Campus); special-needs clinics Tue (West) and Wed (East) mornings (Haodf schedule, Oct 2026)

  • Ying Hao 应豪

    Professor, chief physician; vice-president

    Preterm birth, placental disorders, obstetric endocrinology

    Availability: ask us

    Special-needs clinics Wed morning (East Campus) and Tue morning (West Campus); no Golden Key or international session listed (Haodf schedule, Oct 2026)

  • Qin Xuewei 秦学伟

    Associate chief physician, obstetrics

    High-risk pregnancy: hypertension, thyroid disease and high blood sugar in pregnancy, placenta previa, cholestasis, pregnancy after recurrent miscarriage or preeclampsia

    Sees international or VIP patients

    International medical clinic (Golden Key) Wed afternoon and Sat morning, East Campus (Haodf schedule, Oct 2026)

  • Che Ronghua 车荣华

    Chief physician, obstetrics

    High-risk obstetrics: hypertension in pregnancy, obstetric hemorrhage, previous cesarean; abnormal labor

    Availability: ask us

    Golden Key clinic Sat and Sun, East Campus (Haodf schedule, Oct 2026)

  • Du Meirong 杜美蓉

    Chief physician, research fellow, reproductive immunology

    Recurrent miscarriage, infertility, premature ovarian insufficiency, menopause symptoms, PCOS

    Sees international or VIP patients

    International clinic Thu afternoon, East Campus (Haodf schedule, Oct 2026)

  • Duan Tao 段涛

    Chief physician, professor; former president of this hospital (Haodf profile)

    Birth defects, preeclampsia, preterm birth, twin pregnancy

    Availability: ask us

    Now heads the obstetrics and gynecology center at Shanghai East Hospital; holds a VIP special-needs clinic Wed morning at the West Campus (Haodf schedule, Oct 2026)

What it is known for

  • Shanghai Prenatal Diagnosis CenterCity-level center hosted by the hospital
  • Shanghai Critical Neonatal Consultation and Rescue CenterCity-level center for critically ill newborns
  • Medical tourism pilot hospital2023One of the first 13 public hospitals in Shanghai's international medical tourism pilot
  • Baby-Friendly Hospital, first national group1992Passed China's first national Baby-Friendly Hospital review
  • ObstetricsHighest birth volume in Shanghai; high-risk pregnancy care; Golden Key one-to-one maternity program. LDRP rooms at the West Campus since 2024 (Yicai, 2025). Golden Key clinics include Qin Xuewei and Che Ronghua (Haodf, Oct 2026).
  • Prenatal diagnosis and fetal medicineShanghai Prenatal Diagnosis Center; one-stop fetal medicine clinic.
  • NeonatologyShanghai Critical Neonatal Consultation and Rescue Center; premature baby care.
  • Gynecologic oncologyMultidisciplinary team; single-port laparoscopic surgery; ovarian cancer screening for high-risk women. Single-port surgery uses a 2 cm incision; patients usually walk 6–8 hours later (City News Service, 2026).
  • Reproductive immunology and assisted reproductionRecurrent miscarriage and implantation failure clinics; Golden Key program for fertility treatment. Bao Shihua and Du Meirong hold weekly international clinics (Haodf, Oct 2026).
  • Gynecologic urology and pelvic floor reconstructionListed by the hospital as an advanced area.
  • International health checks and gynecologic screeningHalf-day package: TCT, HPV, pelvic ultrasound, tumor markers, liver and kidney function; results within a week.
  • Delivers more babies than any other hospital in Shanghai: more than 26,000 births in 2022; 600 approved beds over two campuses.
  • Fudan 2023 specialty reputation ranking: No. 5 in East China for obstetrics and gynecology and nominated nationally (not in the national top 10).
  • Golden Key programs give one-to-one care through pregnancy and birth, and through fertility treatment (official city listing).
  • Hosts the Shanghai Prenatal Diagnosis Center and the Shanghai Critical Neonatal Consultation and Rescue Center.
  • International department offers a half-day women's health check with English reports; walk-ins accepted (2026).
  • Epidural rate about 90% (hospital-reported, 2023).

International department

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Department

International Medical Department

Opening hours

  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • Sun

8:00–20:00Mon–Sun (East Campus); West Campus closed Sundays

3 languages

  • English
  • Japanese
  • Korean

Payment

  • Insurance direct billing

Golden Key membership and private rooms are self-pay (user reports); direct billing with 25 insurers on the city health commission's 2024 list.

Serving patients from abroad since

2023

Campuses

East Campus (2699 West Gaoke Road, Pudong; opened 2013; 500 beds) is the main site, with the international department on 1F of the outpatient building. West Campus (536 Changle Road, Jing'an; 100 beds) has an international clinic on 5F.

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Booking from abroad

What official sources say, checked 8 October 2026. "Not confirmed" means we found no official answer yet; we ask the hospital for you.

Book before you travel

Not confirmed

Health checks at the international department need no appointment (walk-ins welcome); results come within one week (City News Service, 2026). Waiting times for specialist, Golden Key or surgery appointments are not published.

Remote review of your records

Not confirmed

How to book

  • PhonePassportNot confirmed

    International Medical Department. East Campus (Pudong): +86 181 1726 4038, Mon–Sun 8:00–20:00. West Campus (Jing'an): +86 181 1722 4228, Mon–Sat 8:00–20:00. No email or online form for the department was found.

  • WeChatPassportNot confirmed

    Hospital WeChat service account '上海市第一妇婴保健院就医服务号' (shown as '第一妇婴客服中心' on the hospital's 2022 self-service page): mobile registration, self-booking, report lookup and the internet hospital. Menus in Chinese; does not say whether international department visits can be booked there. First-time patients without a hospital card can register online: patients not on Shanghai medical insurance complete real-name verification in WeChat or Alipay and receive an electronic self-pay card, with no need to collect a physical card at the hospital (hospital notice, 2021). The notice does not say which ID documents the verification accepts.

  • AppPassportNot confirmed

    Alipay life account '上海市第一妇婴保健院': the same registration, booking, report and internet-hospital functions, including the card-free first registration with an electronic self-pay card after real-name verification (hospital notice, 2021; accepted ID documents not stated). Menus in Chinese.

Documents for your insurer

  • Overseas insurance

    Direct billing

  • Itemized receipt in EnglishNot confirmed
  • Medical report in EnglishYes
  • Scans to take homeNot confirmed

Help on site

  • Interpreter

    Hospital staff

  • Invitation letter for your visaNot confirmed
  • Family staying in the ward

    LDRP rooms (labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum in one room) mean the mother is not separated from her family during birth (hospital website, 2024). Rules for family staying overnight on regular or VIP wards are not published.

After you leave

  • Follow-up onlineNot confirmed
  • Records after you leave

    For medical-tourism patients the hospital says it offers report and document collection, drug delivery, and arranged follow-up visits or transfers (hospital website, 2024). Health-check results come as English reports within a week (media, 2026). How reports or images reach patients abroad is not stated.

Insurance and direct billing

If your insurer is not listed, we prepare an English claim pack for reimbursement.

25

insurers named for direct billing

25 insurers are listed for direct billing by the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission (2024-10).

  • Ping An Health Insurance
  • MSH
  • MediLink-Global
  • CPIC
  • AIA Life Insurance
  • Bupa
  • Taikang Pension
  • GBG
  • Cigna & CMB
  • Generali China
  • China Health Connect
  • Saint Lucia Consulting
  • ERGO Health Management Services
  • Allianz
  • DTHealth
  • Houghton Street Consulting
  • Taikang Life Insurance
  • eHealthNow
  • WindStone
  • Fosun United Health Insurance
  • Prosper Health
  • BluePass
  • PICC
  • ICBC-AXA LIFE Assurance
  • International SOS Travel Assistance Service

What patients from abroad should know

From patient reports, media and official pages. Both sides, so you can decide.

Works well 6

  • East Campus international department is open seven days a week, with English, Japanese and Korean service (city health commission, 2025).
  • Direct billing with 25 insurers on the city's 2024 list, including Bupa, MSH, Allianz, AIA, Cigna & CMB and International SOS (city health commission, 2024).
  • Many Pudong expats choose its VIP section (Shanghai Expats, 2026); a mother at the international department praised doctors' patient explanations and a WeChat group for quick instructions (Shanghai Daily, 2023).
  • International health checks with private rooms, on-site ultrasound and blood draw, and English reports within a week; walk-ins accepted (City News Service, 2026).
  • Golden Key members keep one senior doctor through pregnancy and birth, can bring family into ultrasounds, choose vaginal birth or planned cesarean, and get single-room priority (Sohu user guide, 2024).
  • Very high birth volume and city-level centers for prenatal diagnosis and critically ill newborns (Wenhui Daily, 2023; hospital accounts, 2025).

Watch out for 6

  • Golden Key membership (about CNY 35,000) is paid upfront, and official delivery package prices are not published (Sohu user guides, 2023–2024).
  • Golden Key places are limited; users advise booking at 6–7 weeks of pregnancy (Sohu user guide, 2024).
  • Family cannot wait with you in the labor ward; a partner can join for the delivery only with the paid doula service (about CNY 1000) (Sohu user guide, 2025).
  • Official lists disagree on hours (8:00–17:00 in 2024, 8:00–20:00 in 2025); call before an evening visit (city health commission, 2024–2025).
  • No official website or email for the international department was found; booking is by phone (checked Oct 2026).
  • The two campuses are far apart (Pudong and Jing'an); confirm which campus your doctor uses (city health commission, 2025).

Hospital prices

Hospital fees only, paid to the hospital in CNY. Dollars are approximate, at CNY 7.1 to $1. We send your all-in quote before booking.

  • Official · 2026

    Not published; quote on request (East Campus 181-1726-4038)

    International department delivery packages and consultation fees

  • Media report · 2026

    About $423

    About CNY 3000

    Hysteroscopy at the international medical department

  • Media report · 2026

    About $599

    About CNY 4250

    Ovarian cancer precision screening package

  • Unverified · 2023–2024

    ≈ $4,930 ($3,940 if joining after 28 weeks)

    CNY 35,000 (CNY 28,000 if joining after 28 weeks)

    Golden Key membership fee; covers registration for 13 clinic visits, 2 emergency visits and the 42-day postnatal check (user reports)

  • Unverified · 2023

    ≈ $56 per visit

    CNY 400 per visit

    Golden Key / special-needs clinic registration (user report)

  • Unverified · 2024

    About $8,450–11,270

    About CNY 60,000–80,000

    Golden Key total cost: membership, prenatal care, birth and room (user reports)

  • Unverified · 2024–2025

    ≈ $563–1,060 per day

    CNY 4000–7500 per day

    Golden Key / special-needs private room, East and West campuses (user reports)

  • Unverified · 2025

    Three-bed $11 per day; double $85–211 per day

    Three-bed CNY 75 per day; double CNY 600–1500 per day

    Regular wards, East Campus (user report)

  • Unverified · 2025

    Epidural $366; doula $141

    Epidural CNY 2600; doula CNY 1000

    Epidural and doula support (user report)

  • Unverified · 2025

    ≈ $704

    CNY 5000

    Admission deposit for birth, East Campus (user report)

  • Unverified · 2025

    ≈ $56 per day one-to-one; $39 one-to-two; $31 one-to-three

    CNY 400 per day one-to-one; CNY 280 one-to-two; CNY 220 one-to-three

    Carer after birth, East Campus (user report)

Getting there

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Address

East Campus: International Medical Department, 1F, Outpatient Building, No.2699 West Gaoke Road, Pudong New Area; West Campus: 5F, Outpatient Building, No.536 Changle Road, Jing'an District

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东院:上海市浦东新区高科西路2699号 门诊楼1楼 国际医疗部;西院:上海市静安区长乐路536号 门诊楼5楼

Sources

Researched on 28 September 2026; "Booking from abroad" checked 8 October 2026. Hospital details change; we confirm everything before booking.

Not yet verified

  • Fudan 2024 rankings were not available; 2023 edition used.
  • Clinic hours differ: the city's 2024-10 list gives 8:00–17:00 (phone lines to 20:00); the 2025-08 list and City News Service (2026) give 8:00–20:00. The newer figure is used.
  • West Campus clinic floor: 6F (2024 list) vs 5F (2025 list); 5F used.
  • Founding date: Xinhua and Shanghai Daily (January 2023) say the East Campus department had just opened; Wenhui (2023-01-12) says Golden Key started at the West Campus in 2022. Exact opening date not found.
  • Direct-billing list is the city's 2024-10 list of 25 insurers; the hospital's current list was not found.
  • Payment methods (cards, mobile payment, cash) not published for the international department.
  • Official delivery package prices not found; all Golden Key totals are user reports.
  • Claim that the Golden Key membership fee is not reimbursed by commercial insurance appears only in a search snippet; not verified.
  • Li Xiaocui: Chinese name 李晓翠 matched by pinyin to a Haodf profile (chief physician, family planning) at this hospital; that this is the vice-president named by City News Service is not confirmed.
  • Whether 'Dr Wang Yu' in the 2026 article is President Wang Yu (王育) is not confirmed by the hospital; the 2026 article uses 'she', and so does Wang Yu's own Haodf profile (which names her president), while a 2023 profile used 'he'.
  • Wang Yu as president: latest independent sources are from 2023; her Haodf profile (self-written, viewed 2026) still says president.
  • Ying Hao: vice-president per an undated Tongji University page; whether he still sees Golden Key patients is unknown.
  • No official website or email for the international department found; switchboard 021-968886 (2017 source) not re-checked.
  • No JCI accreditation found; annual foreign patient numbers not found.
  • Wan Xiaoping and Wu Guizhu hold special-needs clinics at this hospital (Haodf, Oct 2026) but have no international or Golden Key session listed, so they are not listed.
  • Hua Xiaolin, named as a Golden Key doctor in a 2023 user article, now heads perinatal medicine at International Peace Maternity Hospital (2025 media).
  • Duan Tao is based at Shanghai East Hospital (Haodf profile); his West Campus VIP session comes only from Haodf.
  • International, Golden Key and special-needs sessions come from Haodf schedules (5 Oct–1 Nov 2026); some Wednesday sessions do not state the campus.
  • Experiences of foreign patients specifically were not found on Reddit or SmartShanghai (both blocked automated access); reviews here come mainly from Chinese user guides and media.
  • Booking from abroad: no official page says whether people outside China can book the international department by phone. First-time patients can register online through WeChat or Alipay real-name verification (2021 notice), but the notice does not say whether a passport is accepted or whether this works from outside China.
  • International department consultation fees are not published. Golden Key membership (about CNY 35,000) and special-needs registration (CNY 400) appear only in Sohu user guides and were not used.
  • Admission deposit: only a 2025 Sohu user guide (CNY 5000 for birth, East Campus); no official or media figure found.
  • The price of the one-stop women's health check is not published; only the ovarian cancer screening package (about CNY 4250) and hysteroscopy (about CNY 3000) are priced, both in a 2026 media article.
  • English medical reports are confirmed only for international department health checks (media, 2026); English reports for inpatient care, English itemized receipts and imaging export (disc or cloud link) were not found.
  • Internet hospital: eligibility for patients outside mainland China or passport holders is not stated; no remote record-review service found.
  • Visa invitation letters for medical treatment: not found.
  • Interpreter fee: not published. The hospital describes English-speaking staff, bilingual guidance and in-house training of medical translators (2024); the city lists English, Japanese and Korean.
  • Nearest metro and airport route: no official page found; the Pudong government page blocked automated access.
  • The Golden Key schedule on the hospital's international department page is undated (some entries say 'from 4.12' or 'from 5.3' without a year).
  • IVF eligibility for foreign couples is not stated on any hospital page; national rules on assisted reproduction are being checked separately.
  • Family rules on regular and VIP wards are not published; a 2025 Sohu user guide says family cannot wait in the regular labor ward unless a paid doula is booked.
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  2. List of hospitals providing international medical services in Shanghai (Shanghai government French portal; source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission), 2025-08-13
  3. Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital 2024 final accounts, hospital overview (published on the Shanghai government website), 2025
  4. City News Service: [SH Health Guide] 'Shanghai Cradle' Brings World-class Care to International Families, 2026-04-22
  5. Shanghai Daily via Shanghai government press office: Public maternity hospital opens international medical department, 2023-01-20
  6. Xinhua via Sina Finance: First Maternity East Campus international medical department formally opens, 2023-01-17
  7. Wenhui Daily: First Maternity international medical department now covers both campuses (Golden Key launched 2022; 2022 births; epidural rate), 2023-01-12
  8. cn-healthcare (Tongji University profile): 2023 Shanghai Medical Craftsman Wang Yu, hospital president, 2023-09-01
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  11. Fudan 2023 China Hospital Specialty Reputation Ranking: Obstetrics and gynecology (national; this hospital nominated), Published 2024-11
  12. Fudan 2023 East China Specialty Reputation Ranking: Obstetrics and gynecology (this hospital No. 5), Published 2024-11
  13. Fudan 2023 China Hospital Overall Ranking (top 100; this hospital not listed), Published 2024-11
  14. Shanghai public hospitals embrace international medical tourism (list of 13 pilot hospitals), 2024-09-23
  15. Sohu: List of 13 Shanghai public hospitals in the international medical tourism pilot announced, 2023-11-19
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  18. Sohu (user guide): Golden Key 2023 guide, membership fee and registration fees, 2023-05-18
  19. Sohu (user guide): Golden Key benefits, fees and room prices, 2024-01-05
  20. Sohu (user guide): Golden Key vs IPMCH VIP, costs compared, 2024-06-21
  21. Sohu (user guide): 2025 East Campus obstetrics summary, room, epidural, doula and carer prices, 2025-06-06
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  23. Haodf: Li Xiaocui profile and clinic schedule, Schedule 2026-10-05 to 11-01; accessed 2026-10-07
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  25. Haodf: Qin Xuewei profile and clinic schedule, Schedule 2026-10-05 to 11-01; accessed 2026-10-07
  26. Haodf: Che Ronghua profile and clinic schedule, Schedule 2026-10-05 to 11-01; accessed 2026-10-07
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  31. Hospital website (English news, reprinted from SHINE): Public hospitals improve patient services to draw medical tourism (overseas patients at the international clinic up 47% in Q1 2024), 2024-05-07
  32. Hospital website (English news, reprinted from SHINE): Public hospitals go international to meet a growing demand (US patient at the international clinic; LDRP room), 2024-06-20
  33. Hospital website (English news, reprinted from SHINE): After heart scare, US woman delivers baby in Shanghai (prenatal care and cesarean through the international clinic), 2024-08-08
  34. Hospital WeChat account (linked from the hospital website): hospital awarded Shanghai public-hospital medical tourism pilot plaque; international department direct billing with 25 insurers, foreign-currency settlement, patients from six countries, 2024-09-20
  35. Hospital WeChat account (linked from the hospital website): Doctors' Day internet hospital free clinic, with how to enter the internet hospital via WeChat or Alipay, 2025-08-18
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  39. Hospital website: department list (includes Integrated TCM and Western Medicine), Accessed 2026-10-07
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  41. Hospital WeChat account (linked from the hospital website): 2024 surgery live-stream week opens (hosted by medical vice-president Li Xiaocui; Wang Yu attends as deputy director of Shanghai Shenkang Hospital Development Center; Wang Wei is vice-president in charge), 2024-08-28
  42. Hospital official account on The Paper: 'First Maternity patient portal' (card-free first registration, real-name verification in WeChat or Alipay, electronic self-pay card, online booking, reports viewable online for six months), 2021-11-26

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