I posted this on a different thread and got no replies and still no reply from the hospital. Can anybody help? I'm just looking for a rough estimate of cost.
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I am living in Asia, on an expat health insurance scheme.
My insurer will pay maternity costs up up to US$6,000. There is a hospital here that provides maternity services for expats (in English) but I'm starting to think about coming home for the birth.
Because my insurance isn't with an Australian insurer, I don't have to worry about the gap, just the total cost. Can anyone give me an idea of the total cost of a normal delivery at a private hospital in Queensland, most likely Nambour Selangor? And the cost of worst-case scenario emergency caesar and ... well, I'm not even sure what could go wrong... but worst-case?
I've sent an email to the Selangor but they haven't replied yet and I'm not sure if they can give me an estimate because of all the specialists involved.
Your best bet would be to call rather than email them.
There are some costs that they should know upfront like bed/room fees etc. I think for a normal uncomplicated birth you'd be looking at 5-6K Australian, whic with the US dollar the way it is wouldnt be an issue.
Are you pregnant already? How far along?
Yep, what Ray said... and keep in mind that if you go private you will not only have to pay for the services of an Obstetrician and hospital associated costs but you will also have to pay for most of the tests while you are pregnant. Ultrasounds cost over $100 each and you could have at least 3 of them... and there's blood tests too.
I'm pretty sure that it will cost a lot more than $US 6k and that's not counting the cost of flights and accomodation in Australia (you will have to be here by 30 something weeks because airlines are funny about flying you about in the 3rd trimester).
If you're not comfortable with the standard of healthcare in Vietnam have you thought about Bangkok? They have very good hospitals, one of my friends had a stay/operation there for gynae problems and she was really satisfied with her level of care and the price (although she ended up having to haggle it lol). She had been using Australian Drs but she's more satisfied with the Thai system.
I'm nine and a half weeks already. I'm happy with the obst here, just starting to feel homesick for family. The doctor said I'd have to leave the country for three months if I wanted to deliver outside Vietnam. So Australia is the only option (cos I could stay with my parents and work online for as long as possible). I've had two ultrasounds already and am booked for the NT test on the 21st.
I just wanted to get an idea of my options. We haven't announced the pregnancy yet, am going to try to leave it as long as possible because I really am not looking forward to the onslaught of "helpful advice".
Just to give you an idea my OB's cost are about $5,500 up front (of course if you have medicare you can claim about $3,000 of that). Then there are the private hospital costs which I'm not too sure about as my health fund covers them, but I imagine they would probably start at $200 or $300 a day, without your labour costs..;
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