Cost of Giving Birth

arlene5781 · June 2015

@piglet24 once you visit your GP sila magrerefer sa specialist if high risk pregnancy ka sis. Dont worry kasi momonitor ka nila and bring all your records para meron sila basis. But to tell you bakanipaulit kasi meron sil standards of test sa AU. For me from SG moved to AU on my 3rd month of pregnancy. Pinaulit lahat ng test although kinuha pa din nila test from SG. All the best sis, kayang kaya yan. Have a safe delivery

piglet24 · June 2015

@arlene5781: yes, i am collating my medical records na nga eh. in case na they will be need it. yun din sabi ng sister ko baka dito high-risk ang label ko tapos pagdating pala diyan hindi namn. so i am crossing my fingers talga. i don't mind doing all the tests again. as long as i am well take care of without too much wallet damage. hehe thanks thanks!

johnvangie · June 2015

@piglet24
Yes sis, sa Royal Womens Hospital nanganak ang friend ko.
Kahit after manganak, hospital will take care of you.
Dito daw is di masyado uso ang CS.
CS sa 1st born nya ang friend ko sa Pinas, dito is normal delivery sya.

piglet24 · June 2015

@johnvangie: thanks thanks! now dami na akong information. one last issue to cover na lang talga. kasi we were thinking of going there around 34 weeks na ako. kasi gusto ko sana sabay na lang kami ni hubby pumunta diyan. natatakot kasi akong bumiyahe on my own lalo na high-risk ako. i sent email to the hospital inquiring if they can still accommodate me kahit nasa 34 weeks na ako. or iprefer nila na earlier ako dumating.

thanks talga sa inyo mga sis. andami ko talgang iniisip na ngayon lalo na itong panganganak thing.

johnvangie · June 2015

@piglet24
how about sa airplane sis, ok pa ba na 34weeks ka travel?

piglet24 · June 2015

@johnvangie: yes sis, have checked already as long as before 36 weeks ok pa. yun din sabi ng OB ko dito. wag lang after 36 weeks.

johnvangie · June 2015

@piglet24
Ah thats good.
Hope to see you here soon.
God bless sis.

piglet24 · June 2015

@johnvangie: thanks sis! sana nga magkita tayo.

piglet24 · June 2015

@arlene5781: sis tanong ko lang when you arrived in Syd, nagparegister ka ng medicare right? nagamit mo ba siya agad and covered namn lahat? Thanks. nag worry kasi ako baka may nagbago na. my sister said, when she arrived nagamit din namn niya agad, but that was almost 2 years ago, baka kasi may nagbago na. thanks sa input.

arlene5781 · June 2015

@piglet24 yes sis nagamit ko the next day when we arrived :-) GP agad ako kasi need to book agad ng hospital for est due date. Wla cost involved

piglet24 · June 2015

@arlene5781: bongga! thanks sis. so yung temporary card lang muna ginamit mo for the GP and the appointment?

arlene5781 · June 2015

@piglet24 yes sis temp card lng tapos send sila ng perm card after few weeks :-)

piglet24 · June 2015

@arlene5781: ah okies. thanks. now di na ako kinakabahan. hehe kasi namn nag contact ako sa royal hospital ang sabi agad was ineligible ako kasi wala nga daw akong medicare. so magbabayad daw ako until i get my medicare card. kaya nalito ako. thanks sis.

arlene5781 · June 2015

@piglet24 basta tell them sis n new migrant k

Rommel_Dae · August 2015

Question: We are holding visa 190 and currently po may wife is pregnant and we schedule to move in Adelaide on nov 2015 and probably my wife will gave birth month of march 2016 Sa vising hawak po b nmin ano po bng mga benefits nmin sa ospital? Lalo n sa panganganak.

Do we need to pay po ba pag dito n nganak?

taylorsweet · May 2016

Hi, makikisingit din, ask ko din lang, meron bang sort of childcare or child assistance halimbawa manganganak ang misis tapos wala sila iba kaanak para magbantay sa 5yo kid nila? or pwede ba isama ang bata with the father habang nanganganak si misis (parang weird, nagiisip ako ng scenario na pwede) Medyo weird pero di ko alam pano kaya kapag ganyan situation na wala magtitingin sa anak nila while preparing to deliver si mommy. TIA!

Malaine · September 2016

Hi medyo matagal na thread nato pero ill try to rebump baka may magreply. Mostly for PR ang thread kasi request ng original poster. Pero I need help hindi kasi kami PR. We are holding 489 visa and i will give birth next year. Does anyone know the cost of delivery in a public hospital?

nfronda · September 2016

@Malaine if you have an insurance shoulder na ng insurance lahat ng bills mo sa hospital once manganak ka.. ang sis in law ko, 457 ang visa nya ng nanganak sya, cs pa sya at de same time halos 13k ang bills nila pero mi singko wla silang binayaran.. insurance lahat nagbayad.

Kaye28 · September 2016

Hello po. Gusto ko lng po ask (example lang po ) if I am 34 weeks pregnant, then I go to OZ for our IED and to deliver in Au para automatic citizen na ang baby ko but I will still return to SG after delivery (cguro pag 2 months na c baby). Kumbaga instead of giving birth in PH while I'm on Maternity Leave (I'm working in SG), I go to OZ instead with my husband. Then after my ML, I'll go back to PH with my new born (with blue AU passport - not sure how to apply for one yet though). Then si hubby na lng muna maiwan sa OZ to look for a job. Mahirap kc if both of us will be jobless then with a new born pa. Ayoko kc muna mag-resign unless one of us is settled na in AU sana though it will be a huge sacrifice for both of us kc we have to be separated with our baby for a while (like what most parents do here in SG na ndi PR). Eto sana plan namin mag-asawa, though I'm not sure if we'll be violating any rules in AU. I just want to know if there is anyone who had experienced this. I want to know your story and advise na din. Thanks po.

engineer20 · September 2016

@Kaye28 mukhang wala ka naman na maviolate na AU law. pero baka naman swertehin husband mo na makakuha ng work habang nasa ML ka at di mo na kailangan iwan sa pinas baby nyo at bumalik sa SG to work. consider nyo rin na may benefits kayo na makukuha from centrelink na pwedeng makatulong tomsupplement your budget.

Kaye28 · September 2016

@engineer20 Thanks. I'll take note of that.

MrBean · October 2016

Mahirap pag dalawa lng kayo, dapat papuntahin ang in-laws especially in the first few weeks. Naku lalo na pa CS si mommy.

IslanderndCity · October 2016

TasBurrfoot said:
Hi! I just gave birth last Sep 30 here in Melbourne. We're holders of PR visa and we got here in AU mid of January... So, we've only been here for 8.5 months when I gave birth.

I didn't pay a single centavo for the check-ups, tests (i.e. blood test, glucose, etc), ultrasound and delivery / hospital stay... We just used Medicare for everything. I was under shared cared... Meaning I was seeing a GP in the community health centre and an OB in the the hopital (Mercy Hospital for Women which is a first-class public hospital).

As for the pregnancy vitamins like Vitamin D and multivitamins, I purchased it from the Chemist.

For the benefits, I'm entitled to claim Baby Bonus which does not have residency requirement.

This is good news!!

Is this still applicable today?

kaussiel · December 2016

Hi, pde ba magtanong regarding the situation of my wife. We are planning to go to Australia, SA by may 2017 next year, my wife would be 34-35 weeks pregnant at that time. Ang visa namin ay visa 489 and wala kaming medical insurance for coverage. I know we have to pay for the delivery costs of the baby. Our questions are the following:
1. Pwede ba magbook sa public hospital pagdating namin doon? 34-35 weeks na pregnant si misis noon. Will they accept her?
2. How much approximately and cost to delivery sa public hospital?

Thanks and much appreciated any responses or if you have better advice.

kaussiel · December 2016

kaussiel said:
Hi, pde ba magtanong regarding the situation of my wife. We are planning to go to Australia, SA by may 2017 next year, my wife would be 34-35 weeks pregnant at that time. Ang visa namin ay visa 489 and wala kaming medical insurance for coverage. I know we have to pay for the delivery costs of the baby. Our questions are the following:
1. Pwede ba magbook sa public hospital pagdating namin doon? 34-35 weeks na pregnant si misis noon. Will they accept her?
2. How much approximately and cost to delivery sa public hospital?

Thanks and much appreciated any responses or if you have better advice.

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ziggyboy · January 2017

Hi kaussiel, I think kaya walang responses is most people here probably don't know what the non-Medicare costs are. You are better off contacting the hospital directly. Do you know kung saan kayo titira sa Australia?

At kung hindi ka covered by Medicare dapat may private insurance kayo. You can also check with your insurer kung covered ang births.

peanut1505 · February 2017

@ziggyboy I will give birth may this year as well, and were holder of 457 visa so hindi kame entitle s medicare. Pero meron kame insurance of which naserve n namin ung waiting period n one year. If darating kayo dito at kukuha ng private health insurance hindi rin kayo cover dahil s waiting period. if wala din kayo medicare wala kayo choice kundi to pay everything. medyo mahal ung childbirth, di ko lang alam rate s public pero s private ng ngtanong ako $7k s hospital tpos around $3k s OB, pwera pa ung s check up. pero baka mas mura ng konti s public. try mo maginquire s hospital.

marjames · February 2017

peanut1505 said:
@ziggyboy I will give birth may this year as well, and were holder of 457 visa so hindi kame entitle s medicare. Pero meron kame insurance of which naserve n namin ung waiting period n one year. If darating kayo dito at kukuha ng private health insurance hindi rin kayo cover dahil s waiting period. if wala din kayo medicare wala kayo choice kundi to pay everything. medyo mahal ung childbirth, di ko lang alam rate s public pero s private ng ngtanong ako $7k s hospital tpos around $3k s OB, pwera pa ung s check up. pero baka mas mura ng konti s public. try mo maginquire s hospital.

Hi, ask ko lang po.. 457 din kami. Ano po insurance nyo na covered na if at least naka 1 year na? And sorry, bago lang wala pang idea, ano pong maki-carry na visa ni baby, under dependent visa din? since napanganak sya dito.Thanks!

marimari · February 2017

@peanut1505 Hi! Im also new here. I'm on a 457 visa din and due to give birth in August. Did you choose private hosp or public hosp? Yung GP ko kasi nirefer ako sa public hosp. Not sure pa how much will it cost pero when i asked my insurance provider at maximum magbabayad kami $8k pero depende pa yun baka mas mataas pa. Hopefully di masayado mahal. Currently dami ko na out of pocket exp due to 'gap'. Btw, doon sa $10k, yun ba yung out of pocket expense mo or may babayarin pa yung insurance provider mo? Thank you!

marimari · February 2017

Hello @marjames in terms of coverage ng insurance, kung ano ung medicare cover ng mga resident dito ganun din satin natin pero si private insurance mo lang ung nag-act as medicare. So in terms of consultation need mo magbayad ng 'gap' kung meron. E.g. sa consultation I pay the gap kasi ung standard consultation is $37 lang pero higher yung billing sakin ng GP. Pero blood test and 1st ultra sound reimburseable. So ako muna nagbabayad din sinsubmit ko ung receipt for reimbursement. For the 2nd and 3rd ultra sound need mo din bayaran yung gap which is $60 each. Pero sa private ako ngpaultrasound kasi wala na slot sa public hosp e. Advice ko lang dapat magpabook ka with them ng maaga. Based on my experience i called my private insurance to know kung ano ung entitlement natin. Bibigyan ka niya ng rough estimate

then talk to your midwife afterwards para bigyan ka ng idea. Currently, di ko pa nameet si midwife hehe! Ang late ko na kasi nagpabook sa hosp haha! So magpabook ka na once you received the yellow card from your GP.

In relation naman sa citizenship ni baby, di siya magiging citizen if hndi PR either yung mother or father. Based sa research ko dapat daw i-apply si baby for dependent visa pagkalabas niya..