Health Insurance Program

Your pregnancy may be followed, the medical by a doctor or a midwife (in private, hospital or Maternal and Child Health).

Whether or not personally follow your pregnancy, your doctor is there to ensure you get the best possible monitoring. It will, given your personal situation and advice you, inform you, accompany you.

The midwife can provide, independently, monitor your pregnancy if it poses no unique risks, your delivery, and monitor your child after birth. Under the coordination of care with the physician, the midwife informs with your agreement, the evolution of your health. This information will be useful to your doctor for follow-up after childbirth.

Depending on your needs, for medical, psychological or social, your doctor or midwife can refer you to other professionals: medical specialist, nurse, pediatric nurse, dietitian, psychologist, social worker, technician, social intervention and family.

Monitoring your pregnancy during the first months

To ensure the smooth running of your pregnancy and prepare for better delivery, you receive guidance and medicalized monitored throughout your pregnancy with seven physician visits before the birth and further systematic reviews.

From 1st to 5th month, your medical expenses are reimbursed at the usual rates. Only your compulsory medical examinations (follow-up consultations, preparatory meetings at birth) are supported 100% within the basic rates of health insurance. For these tests, you are exempt from the flat fee of 1 euro and the medical deductible on drugs, paramedical acts and transports.

Begin with follow-up consultation with your doctor or midwife care to 100%. This consultation must take place before the end of the third month of pregnancy. It was during this review that the health professional will give you the document “First prenatal checkup” that will be used to declare your pregnancy, and a brochure containing the main addresses you might need during your pregnancy (Health Insurance Fund, credit union family allowance, PMI, etc..).

The health professional then prescribes:

* A first scan support 70%. An ultrasound is scheduled quarterly to monitor the growth and health of your child.
* First Blood tests taken over 100% (blood, screening for rubella, toxoplasmosis, hepatitis B, etc..).

It may also offer you depending on your situation:

* Pap smear screening for cervical cancer of the uterus. This smear is assumed at 70%.
* A fetal karyotype and amniocentesis for the detection of some genetic diseases, supported 100%, subject to the fetal karyotype, the prior approval of the medical service of your Health Insurance Fund.

4th month

* Second follow-up consultation with your doctor or midwife;
* First session birth preparation and parenting: you can get a couple or individual interview with a midwife or doctor. It’s a time for exchanges and listening. He can answer your questions and give you personal advice.
The following 7 sessions can be individual but collective often to promote exchanges between mothers (maximum 6 people).
The 8 sessions of preparation for childbirth are supported 100% within the basic rates of health insurance.

5th month

* Third follow-up consultation;
* Second ultrasound support at 70%.

6th month

* Fourth follow-up consultation.

From the first day of your sixth month of pregnancy, all your medical expenses refunded (pharmaceutical, analytical, laboratory tests, hospitalization) are covered at 100%, within the limits of its base rates Health Insurance.
You are also exempt from the flat fee of 1 euro and the medical deductible on drugs, paramedical acts and transports.