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Maternity Pay as you go fees

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 22 November 2011 - 15:05

Hello,

I am 10 weeks pregnant and trying to find a good obgyn who delivers at City or American hospital but doesn't charge a fortune for each visit and scan. So far I've seen one very good doctor recommended on this board (has his own clinic) but I had to pay 1150 dhs for a consultation and an early scan which I found quite steep. I also had a first trimester blood test and that was 2000 dhs.

I have insurance but at this rate I am sure that I will reach my limit very quickly! I see that both hospitals offer maternity packages but they are not covered by insurance:(

How much do you pay for your monthly check ups (consultation, scan, blood tests)? And how much should I budget for the next 30 weeks?

Thank you.

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 23 November 2011 - 23:10
Hi Perla, How frustrating. baby number 1 - docs visits (scans, tests etc), docs fees and delivery did cost us around Dhs 25K in total. With the baby no. 2 - I explained to my ob-gyn that I have a cap on my insurance and I have seen a midwife every month and ob-gyn every other month. I had no complications and manged to stay within a cap. HTH
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 23 November 2011 - 20:15
Thank you ladies for your replies :) I will explore these other options.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 23 November 2011 - 11:06
I only saw my OB twice - at 20 weeks and 36 weeks (and from then on). The rest of the time i went to my regular GP, who charged me i think 350 per consultation, and then whatever the amount was for my glucose test. Perhasp this is an option for you? Scans were extra, i only had 3 total. I still exceeded my maternity limit though and ended up paying 9k on delivery day. The limit doesn't go very far in this country it seems!
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 22 November 2011 - 15:45
I have to pay and claim for American hospital last time i went i paid AED 765 ( 500 for the consultation and 265 for the scan) with Dr. Braithwaite.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 22 November 2011 - 15:12
Hi Perla, I had the same problem. I solved it by choosing a hospital that is covered by my insurance and found a doctor that was good :) I am not sure about your insurance, but I used Belhoul Specialty and Dr. Galia. She was great and also gave me advice on what I need and what I don't need as of tests and insurance :) The delivery is another issue, but for the checkups this worked for me. Cheers
 
 

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