Mira's World. Congratulations to your pregnancy! Visit your gynecologist or GP. Obvious first step right? You did your pregnancy test and now you know you are definitely going to become a mom. Women also have an option to consult their pregnancy with midwifes sage-femme who can conduct routine exams prescribe some homeopathic remedies, but most of the time they cannot perform ultrasounds.
If you expect there might be some complications, consult with obstetrician-gynecologist. Next step is to make an appointment quick and easy via well-known app in France Doctolib. During your first appointment you will receive a prescription for an important complex laboratory test.
They are going to find your blood group do screening for toxoplasmosis, rubella and hepatitis B. At this point you already want to be covered by French social security because this test costs close to EUR. There is a deadline for sending this form and it is to be done before 14th week of pregnancy in order to get reimbursement of pregnancy expenses as well as not to miss on any child benefits.
The form will be given to you by your doctor at your second appointment usually. Actually to better understand what to expect during pregnancy, ameli has a great guide called Setting up your care which I wish I knew about earlier in my pregnancy. CAF will also send you a letter but most likely they will ask you to provide them with more information like income information of your household.
Check your online account and make necessary adjustments. CAF is there to calculate your right to any benefits you are entitled to. In case you have on top of your social security also private health insurance so called mutual , get in touch with them to find out what costs for your pregnancy they can cover. I found it exaggerated. I started with search when I was in my third month. To compare, niveau 2 hospitals have a neonatal unit with is missing in niveau 1 hospitals and niveau 3 establishments have a neonatal intensive care unit and are specialized in monitoring pathological pregnancies or multiple pregnancies, those which are known, from conception, to have a risk to the unborn child.
