What happens if a mom delivers her baby while on vacation out of the country and the baby needs NICU care?
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Anonymous
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All the people saying "this is why you don't travel toward the end of the pregnancy" are totally missing the point. We're not talking about 38 weekers here, folks! My provider was fine with travel until 36 weeks. More conservative providers are going to be fine with travel before, say, 32 or 34 weeks, and I've never heard of a provider who limited travel for healthy pregnancies before 30 weeks. Yes, it's very rare to deliver at 30 weeks, but it's not completely unheard of, and in that case, you're absolutely going to have a NICU baby. I'm not sure exactly what happens in that case, but it's an interesting question and it must happen from time to time. My guess is you and the baby are stuck wherever you are until the baby is ready to graduate from the NICU and able to fly. Could be months! There's no transatlantic medivac. |
Anonymous
| Buy a Global Rescue or similar yearlong membership with evacuation but see if it covers pregnancy travel. |
Anonymous
Huh? Is this just a weird anxiety hypothetical you’re asking a bunch of strangers to answer? Your post does not make it sound like this is an imminent concern for you. |
Anonymous
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I might look into MedJet, which does relocate you for care, but I do not know its obstetric policies.
If you are in a company that has SOS or other emergency services, I’d research that, too. |
Anonymous
| Kaiser told me I was on my own for any bills that occurred if I went out of town after week 27 (I think. Can’t remember the week specifically) and there wasn’t an in network Kaiser hospital. I signed papers on it too. |
Anonymous
| Why are you traveling that far into your pregnancy? |
Anonymous
https://airmedgroup.com/ https://www.medical-air-service.com https://airmed.com https://airambulance.com/services/international-air-ambulance/ https://mti-247.com etc, etc |
Anonymous
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This has much more to do with what your insurance will cover in particular circumstances than anything else.
If you don't have an insurance policy with global coverage, you could be on the hook for an obscene amount of money. You should absolutely investigate a travel insurance policy that would cover your destination. |
Anonymous
| I gave birth at 30 weeks. I had traveled to Canada two weeks prior. But I knew at the time it was my last trip out of the country. I did not expect to give birth early, but even so I also knew I wasn't going anywhere after 28 weeks. If you are past 30 weeks it's not a good idea to leave the country. You are cleared to fly even after that, but most women dont and those who do are domestic. You should research your options for care if you are not near your home hospital. You should do triple research if you must leave the country. |
Anonymous
There is a reason pregnant pregnant women are told not to fly after a certain time. Disregard my medical advice and pay the consequences. |
Anonymous
You do realize babies are born at 27/28 weeks and most doctors don't say not to fly at that point. Unless you believe pregnant woman shouldn't fly at all. |
Anonymous
| Hope the country has good NICU. |
Anonymous
| This happened to a friend of mine. They’re still paying off over a hundred thousand dollars of dollars of medical debt. I never go out of the country without medical insurance anymore, it’s wild what they got charged. Almost declared bankruptcy. |
Anonymous
| The answer is totally different depending on the country. In some your kid might be a citizen, but not most. In some your kid might get better care than in the US for less money, but in many your kid will die and you might too. None of them are going to pay for a medevac for you. |
Anonymous
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Op here. Thanks PPs!
Yes, as another PP said this is for not the end of the pregnancy travel but early deliveries. My water broke and resealed at 13 weeks. I was hospitalized from that week thru week 39. If I had been on a trip or if I went into labor at week 25/26/27 while on travel. I’m just curious and figured I would ask. |