Advice needed on DNA testing and birthprocedures

[phoenix]

1. DNA testing. Can they do it at Bumungrad hospital? Is there any safe way to get a sample from the baby before birth, say in the last month of pregnancy, or only after birth? Where did Scuba go? Any other doctors on the board?

What does it require in terms of sample? The child is likely to be born in Nakom Phanom, but I don’t know the quality of MedLab facilities there, and would prefer the test to go via Bumungrad. But that may require me to fly with a baby’s blood sample to BKK, shortly after the birth.

2. Where are babies usually born in this country? This may sound like a silly question, but who is present. I assume mostly ‘home birth’, but can the (putative) father be present at birth? Is there sometimes/often a midwife present? What is the etiquette for birth and surrounding ceremonies?

[phoenix]

Sorry, I forgot to add that this is a fragment from a much longer post on the relationships sector of this board, titles "etiquette on relations between Mia Leua and Mia Noi"

I reposted the questions here becuase I may get more focussed response here.

[bibblies]

1. tedbkk already answered this on the other thread (bumrungrad send you to Ramatibodee), but i'll add that Bumrungrad are very efficient in answering any query that you pose by email to their web site.