26.10.2022

MORE FREE EXAMINATIONS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WITHOUT HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS

Pregnant women who are uninsured will have the right to more health care during pregnancy, according to changes in Ordinance No. 26 for the provision of obstetric care to uninsured women.

They will be entitled to up to four preventive examinations during pregnancy outside the scope of compulsory health insurance. These examinations will include determination of due date, measurement of fetal blood pressure and heart tones, ultrasound, as well as blood tests.

Examinations and tests will be carried out by medical facilities for specialized outpatient medical care in obstetrics and gynecology and by medical diagnostic laboratories - independent or within the structure of medical facilities for outpatient care.

The woman without health insurance has the right to freely choose the medical facility where the examinations will be performed, the regulation also states. These changes will take effect on January 1, 2023.

The number of women giving birth whose pregnancy was not adequately monitored by a specialist amounts to about 7,000 each year. At least one-third of severe illnesses in premature babies are due to preventable complications from untreated maternal infections during pregnancy.