My answer was straight. Post #4op was a straight up honest question................
And 17 posts later not one person could give a straight answer.............
B in Santiago
My answer was straight. Post #4op was a straight up honest question................
And 17 posts later not one person could give a straight answer.............
B in Santiago
because we all have nasty opinions! ha!
SIL just popped out the first one, produced immediately after getting married so she forgot to visit insurance company and include maternity clause. each month just the vitamins, proteins and stuff was 100 dollars. maybe it 1,000 bucks for 9 months. doctors visits, scans, tests and other related medical issues, 1,000 dollars more. if you are a weakling, have bad stomach or other health issues think about 100 dollars per day each time you stay in a hospital. and you are likely to end in a hospital for anything, from cold to infection.
so we have 2,000 minimum medical costs. birth by c-section here in POP was about 2,000 dollars. we have 4,000 minimum already, providing that prenada does not get sick and land in a hospital. this is campo costs, of course. in SD the hospitals will cost more money and a good gyno, favoured by rich dominicanas will take 100 dollars just for a single visit.
of course you may also want to see a thread i started about infant mortality rate to see what a real price of pregnancy in DR might be.
I don't think the OP wants to look at the infant mortality rate thread. He'll be scared sh!tless!:cross-eye
How in the hell am I gonna make it to 500 posts with these questions??? I might quit DR1 before it gets good.
Why so many C-section ?? What about "natural delivery" ??
op was a straight up honest question................
And 17 posts later not one person could give a straight answer.............
B in Santiago
I paid 2,000 USD for a C-section birth in CMC (cabarete). It was very clean, I had no problem with infection or getting attention if I needed it. The visits were 1,500 pesos per time, 1 time per month until 7 months, then every other week, then every week once I hit my final month. The doc speaks a little English. My mom bought my prenatal vitamins and had them shipped through the mail, so I don't know how much those would have cost. Overall I was happy with the experience and I would give birth here again if I had to. It wasn't like giving birth in the US though, I didn't see my baby for 6 hours after I gave birth and they instantly put him on a bottle. I wasn't happy about that. Feel free to message me if you have questions. I could have never afforded the care in the US as I have no health coverage.
Too late if you are already pregnant. There even is a 3 or 6 month 'waiting' time, before a pregnancy will be covered if you get an insurance in DR.Just get insurance ?
If you're giving birth privately you have to budget for every eventuality. Sometimes even when you prepare for a natural delivery you may end up having to have a C-section.
But unfortunately, for many DR doctors - and mothers - it is the default. The C-section rate here is much higher than the WHO recommendation (something like 40% vs 15% - SKing would know the exact figure).
I also agree that C-Sections are very high here. We originally said we wanted natural birth, no c-section - then the doctor said there was a potential complication and a c-section was needed. At that moment, you can't really say no, because your concern is only for the life and safety of your baby and wife.
i am going there for one year and it likly might happen