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Israel – Maternity and Giving Birth

Israel’s maternity care system is hospital-centred and underpinned by a universal public health framework. Those with Israeli citizenship or permanent residency access services through one of four national health funds, known as kupot holim, which cover care throughout pregnancy, childbirth,

Indonesia – Maternity and Giving Birth

Indonesia provides a broad range of maternity services, spanning community-based midwifery and government hospitals through to internationally accredited private facilities in the country’s largest cities. For most expatriates, private hospitals represent the realistic path to care, since enrollment in the

Ireland – Maternity and Giving Birth

Ireland provides a broad public maternity care system that is available free of charge to all ordinarily resident pregnant people, irrespective of nationality, through the HSE’s Maternity and Infant Care Scheme. The vast majority of births take place within public

India – Maternity and Giving Birth

India’s maternity care landscape is both expansive and diverse, encompassing no-cost government services alongside well-appointed private hospitals. Expats residing in major urban centres typically gravitate toward private facilities, where care quality often rivals that of affluent nations — though standards

Iceland – Maternity and Giving Birth

Iceland provides high-quality, state-funded maternity care at no cost to all registered residents who hold Icelandic health insurance. Care is primarily led by midwives and delivered through hospitals, with home births permitted for pregnancies considered low-risk. Foreign nationals arriving from

Hong Kong – Maternity and Giving Birth

Hong Kong provides an exceptional maternity system built around two distinct pathways: a heavily subsidised public hospital network and a thriving private sector. The majority of expats gravitate toward private care, drawn by greater continuity with a chosen obstetrician, more

Hungary – Maternity and Giving Birth

Hungary operates a universal public healthcare system that provides maternity services to residents holding a valid TAJ (social insurance) card, while EU nationals can access public care through their European Health Insurance Card. The overwhelming majority of births occur in

Gibraltar – Maternity and Giving Birth

Gibraltar provides a high level of maternity care through its publicly funded health system, the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA), with St. Bernard’s Hospital — the territory’s sole public hospital — at its heart. Whether expats can access public maternity services

Greece – Maternity and Giving Birth

Greece operates a universal public healthcare system known as ESY (the National Health System), through which maternity services are accessible to all legally resident and insured expats at state hospitals. That said, a significant number of expats opt for private

Germany – Maternity and Giving Birth

Germany provides high-quality, well-organised maternity care that is largely funded through its statutory public health insurance scheme (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung, or GKV). Expats who are legally resident and insured in Germany receive the same standard of care as German citizens, with