Expecting UAE mothers need not worry about as the UAE Maternity Insurance cover can cost somewhere between AED 20,000 and AED 30,000. This contains OB-GYN consultations, essential ultrasound scans, doctor investigations along with hospital stay. Without an effective Maternity Insurance Cover, this is a heavy expense to shoulder on.

UAE Maternity Insurance Cover

The Dubai Health Insurance Law No. 11 of 2013 makes it compulsory for employers to extend health insurance with combined maternity benefits to their staff. Normally, maternity insurance also gets coverage to the employees' dependents.

Always remember assessing maternity insurance through your foresight. If the employer does not sponsor the maternity insurance cover, it is best to apply yourself for a cover that puts you ahead of time since many insurers need a waiting period or a moratorium before availing the benefits of the insurance plan.

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What is the Waiting Period?

Insurance companies delay for a period of 6 to 12 months before getting a claim on a current maternity insurance cover. While with the rising competition in the insurance industry, most of the companies have selected to skip the waiting period. This makes the likelihood of making immediate claims but is not extended if the insured is not pregnant while at the time of applying for the maternity insurance policy.

Benefits and their Coverage Limit

UAE offers an array of health insurance maternity plans with a different range of cover. The maternity insurance cover contain following policy and services in UAE-

Prenatal Services - These contain 3 ultrasound scans, 8 consultations with the OB-GYN and a degree of standard preliminary investigations and are extended with a maximum of 10% co-insurance.

Hospital Stay and Childbirth –As per the Dubai Health Authority ruling, the normal delivery coverage limit is a minimum of AED 7000 AED 10,000 for an essential medication of C-section, childbirth complications and medically essential termination of pregnancy. The insurer is responsible to pay the maternity insurance cover with a maximum of 10% co-insurance. The insurance company gives  prior approval or gives the claim within 24 hours of emergency treatment.

Postnatal Services – These include any medical complications that might arise within the 8 weeks of childbirth.

Neonatal Care – Newborn care is extended up to a minimum of 30 days from the birth date and contains immunization against Hepatitis B, BCG along with neo-natal screening tests. 

Maternity Cover if you are Already Pregnant

Many insurance will refuse to provide you the maternity insurance cover if you are already pregnant. Those who are insured with maternity cover can be charged with a premium of upto AED 25,000. This does not get added until the applicant finds the need of getting financial protection against any complications associated with pregnancy that may happen in the future.

It is essential to find other ways of regulating expenses if maternity insurance cover is unavailable. These contain maternity insurance packages provided by private hospitals and reasonably priced government health cards at public hospitals.

Conclusion

Health insurance maternity cover is provided subject to the following conditions and restrictions:

1. It is only extended up to a specific age as mentioned in the policy.

2. Some procedures, medications and treatments are exempted.

Voluntary C-section, multiple births and issues pertaining to past voluntary termination of pregnancy are usually exempted from the maternity insurance cover.