Female or male gynae

I decided on a male obstetrician, because my previous experiences with 3 different female gynae in public and private settings (saw over the years for non- pregnancy related issues) were mixed. I personally felt that the female gynae were more dismissive of my issues, and my current male obstetrician is more patient and assuring. Additionally, I have underlying chronic medical conditions and I wanted a gynae in SGH with maternal fetal medicine speciality, so he/she has the additional skill-set of handling mother/baby complications. I'm seeing Dr. Devendra in SGH. My frequency of seeing him was pretty low, about once a month till 30 weeks because my pregnancy has been uneventful till then. He's not going to molly-coddle you but he'll let you know if there's something important to know, and he presents the options in a neutral manner. He is patient in answering all my questions and gives me factual information about the current possible issues with the baby. I've never felt dismissed or that my questions were silly. Ultimately it's about your fit and comfort level with the gynae :) It's not unheard of to switch a doctor during pregnancy, if you feel that you're not comfortable with the current one.