Travel insurance for pregnancy?

Hi,

If you travel overseas and you are past 26 weeks in your pregnancy and anything at all goes wrong - ie you have any complications at all or go into premature labour or give birth overseas your medical aid - nomatter who it is - in South Africa will not cover any medical costs at all so you will have to pay in whichever currency all the hospital bills etc.

In most other countries they cover up until 28 weeks and you can get travel insurance for preganancy incase anything does go wrong at all, but in SA it's 26 weeks, and your medical aid will then not take any responsibility for anything that goes wrong - SO for those of you wanting to book trips, just make sure you get back to SA before the 26th Week so you are insured as its a massive risk!!!

Excuse my ignorance ladies, but what exactly is travel insurance in relation to pregnancy & why are you only covered up to 26 weeks// what exactly are you trying to insure?

Thanks An.k.ia for the info.

Good day

I work in the travel industry
And just spoken Travel Guard Chartis
They all cover only upto 26 weeks

I am sorry, but you will not get travel insurance beyond that

Hi everyone,

Just a quick question to anyone that knows or has looked into this before!

I will be travelling to Sydney for two weeks (a trip booked before I knew!) and will be 25 weeks when I leave and 27 weeks when I return.

I have called nearly every single travel insurer in this country to no avail! Basically they all are willing to cover you till 26 weeks but nothing beyond that. Even Momentum, my medical cover only cover till 26 weeks.

Has anyone found travel insurance, and if so please help!

Thanks
Michele