You are soon to become a parent. It's exciting and somewhat unsettling because suddenly you have a huge number of new responsibilities. The first step in making these decisions is to gather information about your medical insurance plan.
All plans are different.
The coverage options you have selected will determine your level of maternity benefits. In a checklist detailed in Your Pregnancy Week By Week , author, Glade Curtis, M.D., provides a comprehensive list of questions you should ask your health insurance provider. Here are some of the important ones. Ask about how many obstetrician prenatal visits are covered and whether your policy covers prenatal classes. Ask how many sonograms are covered and whether fetal heart monitoring is included.