I am trying to get pregnant

Planning a baby is one of the most common reasons expats take out private cover in Spain, and timing matters: childbirth has an eight month waiting period on every Sanitas plan, so the policy should be in place before you conceive. All Sanitas plans with hospital cover include pregnancy and childbirth, except the Sanitas International Students plan; the outpatient plans Sanitas Accede, Sanitas Avanza and Sanitas Unico do not cover the birth.

The questions below cover what to do when you think you are pregnant, which plans include maternity, choosing the hospital where you give birth, water births, pain relief, fertility treatment, antenatal classes and midwife care. If you are unsure which plan fits, call our English-speaking office in Marbella on 952 835 600.