Some women do not want to give birth in Russia. All this is due to the fact that in Russia medical care is much worse than abroad. On this topic there are different opinions, in any case, a woman has the right to choose where to give birth.
Pregnancy and childbirth abroad
Childbirth abroad will cost more, and the average price ranges from 10 000 to 30 000 dollars. A future mother needs to sign a contract with a foreign clinic. At the conclusion of the contract it is necessary to take into account the vaccinations for a newborn child, possible surgical intervention, birth prices, medical supervision and medical consultations, tests that need to be done to a pregnant woman. Separately stipulate the presence of a woman in the clinic.
In addition to birth costs, you need to take into account the cost of air travel, the cost of the car, which delivers the pregnant woman to the place of residence, delivery, medical translation costs, accommodation costs in the hotel before and after childbirth. Many airlines do not take pregnant women for more than 36 weeks of pregnancy on board. Still need to get a visa. When there is a desire, you can visit the clinic chosen by you in advance, for this it is better to have a multiple visa. Many clinics recommend to arrive at the clinic not less than 21 days before the established date of delivery.
You can, with the help of a travel agency, make a contract for childbirth abroad, she specializes in such services. Then all the efforts for arranging arrangements, the necessary papers will be taken over by the representatives of the travel agency. The born child needs to be registered in the Russian consulate, without which it will be impossible to fly back to Russia with the child.
In each clinic there is a scheme, somewhere they carry out anesthesia, somewhere in the clinic they conduct natural births after cesarean section, somewhere they propose to conduct vertical childbirth. The same services can be obtained at Russian clinics. Before choosing any clinic, you need to ask about the level of medical care, take an interest in reviews about it, learn about the level of comfort.
The main criterion, that our women prefer childbirth abroad, is the provided legal support, comfortable and cozy wards, qualified medical personnel, modern appliances, high level of medical care. If a woman decides that she will give birth abroad, it is necessary to conclude a contract for services, all the variants of obstetrics should be prescribed in it.
Our compatriots usually aspire to France, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. In terms of prices, Switzerland is considered the most expensive, followed by France and Germany, followed by Austria.
At the 6th month of pregnancy, you need to do a checkup, you can do it at home, but if there is a controversial issue during childbirth, it is better to hold a survey in the chosen clinic. In anticipation of childbirth, you need to arrive about 21 days before the planned delivery, once again undergo a survey that includes ultrasound, laboratory, clinical studies. At your request you can be placed in a private apartment, in a hotel or put in a clinic. Every week the midwife will come to check the vital functions of the uterus and fetus.
Depending on the price, one or two rooms will be provided with amenities. A child may have a husband or another relative. You can give birth as you like, all this is stipulated. The kid will attach to the chest, measure weight, height. In the delivery room you will spend 4 hours with a child, you will be watched by doctors.
After giving birth, a woman is kept for a maximum of five days. The kid will be with you in the ward. If everything is fine, you will move to an apartment or hotel, where you will stay for 3 more weeks. All this time a nurse will come to you, and a neonatologist will come to the child.
It is necessary to know that childbirth abroad does not give citizenship to your child, the only reminder is that he was born in a foreign city will be recorded on the birth certificate.