Argentina:

US

$ 1

,188

South A

fric

a:

US

$ 2

,035

Spain: U

S$

2,26

5

New Zea

land

: U

S$

2,3

86

United

King

dom

: U

S$

2, 6

41

Neth

erla

nds:

US

$ 2,

66

9

Chile: U

S$ 2

,992

Fran

ce: U

S$

3,54

1

Switz

erla

nd: U

S$

4,0

39 Aust

ralia

: U

S$ 6

,846

Unit

ed S

tate

s: U

S$ 9

,775

Argen

tina

: US$

1,541

Sout

h A

fric

a: U

S$ 3

,449

Spai

n: U

S$ 3

,097

New

Zeala

nd: U

S$

4,71

7

Uni

ted

Kin

gdom

: U

S$

4,43

5

Net

herl

ands:

US

$ 5

,328

Chile

: US$

3,37

8Fra

nce

: U

S$ 6

,441

Sw

itze

rland: U

S$ 5

,186

Aust

ralia

: U

S$ 10

,566

Unite

d States:

US$ 15,041

C-SEC

TION D

ELIVE

RY*

CONVENTIONAL DEL

IVERY

*HOW MUCH DOES IT COST

TO GIVE BIRTH

*Amount paid are the actual payments agreed to by insurance companies or other payers for services, and are lower than billed charges.

Amounts shown include routine prenatal, delivery and postparturn obstetric care.

Source: International Federation of Health Plan

The cost of giving birth can vary greatly depending on your country, method of care

chosen and hospital fees.

1 Location

2 Hospital & Doctor

3 Method of care chosen

The cost can be different from which country you live in. Generally, it costs more to give

birth in places where there is a larger percentage of people with high incomes.

The cost of the birth can vary depending on the doctor and hospital. The fee structure is different for each individual hospital. County hospitals have much

lower fees, but the cleanliness and type of care may not be as great as at some of the larger hospitals. Private hospitals have more convenient sercives but the

price may be triple times compared to public hospitals. Here are examples of two cases with C-section delivery from two hospitals in Vietnam.

Source: Blue Cross Vietnam

Prenatal care

Surgeon's Fee

Anaesthetist's Fee

Operation Charges

Room & Board (3 days)

Miscellaneous Inpatient Charges

Total

Prenatal care

Surgeon's Fee

Anaesthetist's Fee

Operation Charges

Room & Board (3 days)

Miscellaneous Inpatient Charges

Total

US$ 1,733.5

US$ 1,947

US$114

US$ 387.5

US$ 240

US$ 549

US$ 4,971

US$ 332

US$ 262

US$ 8.5

US$ 38

US$ 243

US$ 344.5

US$ 1,228

LOCAL HOSPITAL(An Sinh Hospital)

INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL(Hanh Phuc International Women & Children Hospital)

A Conventional Delivery is obviously much cheaper than C-section Delivery. An uncomplicated birth can cost $ 500 to $1,000, and a C-section typically costs $1,500 to $5,000 in Vietnam. The cost goes up depending on how long the patient stays in the hospital and if any complication arises before or after the

delivery. However some complicated conventional births can cost nearly as much as a C-section. When interventions are used, the cost of care goes up greatly

even if a woman has a conventional birth. Some interventions like an epidural or other medical procedures can sky rocket the cost of having a baby.

How can health insurance share your bundle of bills?Many health insurance policies include maternity and new born cover. These benefits can help you reduce your financial bundle a lot.

However the nature of insurance aims to cover a person for the risks of health they can not foresee, so the maternity benefit is included in the health insurance plan and has a waiting period in order to start. You cannot use the maternity benefit if you are already pregnant

before you buy health insurance.

Blue Cross Vietnam has many plans for you to choose depending on your budget. Here are some suggestions for your consider:

Foundation Series

Executive

Premier

Master Series

M1+

M2

M3

US$ 500

US$ 750

US$ 2,000

US$ 3,000

US$ 5,000

MAXIMUM MATERNITY BENEFIT HIGH LIGHTS

When both parents are insured, the limit of maternity

benefit shall be increased by 50%.

FREE NEW BORN COVER - A child is eligible for the same medical plan as the Insured Person 15 days after the date of birth until the Insured Person’s next renewal for free.

www.bluecross.com.vn | 1800 577770