Assume scheme pays all these costs, unless otherwise stated
Hospital stay:
100% scheme rate
Home birth: R15,600 per event
Usually covered for 2 nights for natural birth, and 3 nights for C-sections. All newborns receive immediate full medical aid cover at birth, even if parents are on a waiting period.
Consultations:
Consults: 10 consults with GP, gynaecologist or midwife
Post-natal: 2 consults with dietician, lactation specialist, antenatal classes
Lactation consult: 1 consult
Iron supplements: 9 months
Folic Acid supplements: 9 months
Scans:
2 x 2D scans
Note:
If you are pregnant and don't have medical aid, your pregnancy will most likely be excluded for new cover, but your baby will be covered from birth. Read more about pregnancy cover if you don’t have medical aid.