Travel insurance and pregnancy

If you already have children, you know that if you have one, your life is forever changed by this point. At least for a few years, you can forget many of the things you've done so many times before. This is one reason why many pregnant women like to travel during pregnancy, knowing that will make it much more difficult (and probably impossible), after the baby is born.

If you travel during pregnancy, here to make some important considerations to keepin mind:

First, while we look not normally offered on the conditions of travel insurance (the "fine print"), when you go on vacation, now would be a good time to start it. The reason is that insurance companies consider pregnant women to be "high risk". This is understandable, since the situations in which the woman gives her child in a foreign country where you can be without health insurance. It may also complications with the pregnancy, whileAbroad, require immediate medical attention.

As a result, pregnant women often are not covered unless they are 8 weeks before their due date. To avoid trouble and real dangers to you and your child to ensure that this clause in your travel insurance. Make sure this is true for your home and return dates - is better than cure!

It also increases the risk of complications if the journey in the second half of lastQUARTER - so regardless of insurance policies - if you think you want to endanger yourself and the baby at an advanced stage of pregnancy.

Second, if you're not a company that you have travel insurance and be sure to trip you can find (and found these circumstances), to see directly to an insurance broker and are able to provide a specific policy for be completed for you. Be careful, this is more expensive than a standard policy, but the price is rightworth it if something happens while you are away from home.

Thirdly, most airlines have some kind of restriction in pregnant women. So before you buy a ticket, see the specific restrictions placed by the airline of your choice. Also, as you may know, most airlines do not allow pregnant women to go as soon as pregnancy is past a certain stage. Make sure you find the terms and conditions before you leave. Note that in the first periodTravel - from a statistical point of view - is the second trimester of pregnancy. Remember!

Fourth, before every trip is a good idea, talk to your doctor and get a check. The last thing you need to find a holiday in a foreign country that had a problem that requires urgent treatment. This can be avoided! Moreover, in the final stages of pregnancy, this is in fact a necessary condition for demonstrating that they are entitled to a flight, and for theInsurance companies and airlines to minimize their objective risk, has received a letter from your doctor, who assured that they are healthy.

Conclusion: If you are pregnant and have decided to take a vacation, follow the advice above, wants to help avoid unnecessary risks specific. If all goes well, safe - travel - and fun! And do not forget to send us pictures!