A couple were told they faced a $200,000 (£146,500) medical bill when their baby was born prematurely in the US, despite them having travel insurance which covered her pregnancy.
A couple were told they faced a $200,000 (£146,500) medical bill when their baby was born prematurely in the US, despite them having travel insurance which covered her pregnancy.
Aren’t you supposed to avoid air travel during the later stages of pregnancy?
She was 7 weeks early, that’s easily a good month before she is “recommended not to fly”.
Huh…I didn’t know you could cut it that close. I figured it was more like “don’t fly during the 3rd trimester.”
Shows what I know.
I think “during the third trimester” is essentially folk wisdom because who wants to push their luck?
We’ll also historically people weren’t very good at keeping track of when they got pregnant so it was a bit hit and misses to when the baby would be due.
Most travel insurance policies exclude cover once you’re in your third trimester. The article mentioned that they’d be clarifying this in their policy as well.
Insurance policy limits are dictated by profits, not doctors’ recommendations.
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