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Banned in 25 countries
Free maternity care and birth for anyone living in Ireland.
Free as a public patient in a public hospital under Medicare.
Free maternity care, birth included, for eligible residents.
Birth in a public hospital is free for insured residents.
Free public hospital birth for residents with a CPR number.
100% covered from month 6; the daily hospital fee is waived.
No co-payment for a hospital birth under public insurance.
Birth stays of up to 10 days are exempt from hospital fees.
No deductible, co-pay or hospital fee from week 13 of pregnancy.
A birth in an SSN hospital carries no ticket fee.
Birth in the public health system is free for those covered.
No SNS fees for a hospital birth; pregnant women are exempt.
Free even without insurance for Polish citizens living there.
Free in state hospitals; tips to doctors banned since 2021.
Free under the OMS policy; a state certificate pays the clinic.
State funds pay for births; pregnant women are insured free.
Uncomplicated births in state maternity units are free.
National Insurance pays the hospital NIS 18,350 per birth.
SUS covers the birth for free; Rede Alyne since 2024.
Free in public hospitals for residents; visitors may now pay.
SIS covers every pregnant woman's birth for free, poor or not.
A provincial health card covers the birth: no hospital bill.
NHS maternity care is free for anyone living in the UK.
Natural births in state hospitals are free by a 2021 law.
0% co-pay for every birth since 2025, plus a 1M won voucher.
Everywhere not listed here, Giving Birth is allowed.
Restricted in 26 countries
Insured mothers only; 'basically no' out-of-pocket is the goal.
The birth is free, but the ward bills about 100-130 kr a day.
Even in a shared room, mothers pay about €137 to 305.
Free by law, but informal payments of ~$1,000 are reported.
Free in public hospitals by law; 'fakelaki' payments persist.
Free by law; the EU's highest rate of informal hospital tips.
Free in state hospitals for the insured; private ones add fees.
Free by law (JSSK), yet families pay about Rs 2,900 on average.
Free with the Sehat Card in some provinces; others pay.
Free for active JKN members; arrears or no card means paying.
PhilHealth pays up to P29,000; ward births can be zero-bill.
Insurance covers the birth; most members pay a 20% share.
Citizens pay RM10 for a normal birth in a third-class ward.
Free on the gold card at state hospitals; workers get a lump sum.
Free at IMSS and in the 23 states on IMSS-Bienestar.
Insurance covers the birth; co-pay rules can apply.
Free in public hospitals for FONASA members, not ISAPRE ones.
Free by law, but families buy gloves and kits for the birth.
Free only for a first natural birth in state hospitals (2026).
Free under SHA only if registered; mothers held over bills.
Free on paper, yet 65% of mothers surveyed paid for delivery.
Free for citizens at MOH hospitals; expats use insurance.
Expats: maternity via mandatory insurance, co-pays up to 10%.
Hospital birth without a medical reason: about €500 own share.
Mothers pay a ward fee: €71.50 a day in North Ostrobothnia.
Not insured: a 500,000 yen grant, and 45% of births cost more.
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