Maternity insurance: 5 things to know

1.Maternity Insurance is a type of health insurance policy that offers coverage for all pregnancy-related expenses.

2.It cover expenses for delivery, including caesarean section, and in-patient hospitalisation charges.

3.It also covers pre- and postnatal care expenses, newborn baby expenses like vaccination, etc.


4.All maternity insurance plans come with a waiting period ranging from nine months to six years.

5.Many corporates offer maternity benefits as part of their health insurance policies to women employees.

Content courtesy Centre for Investment Education and Learning (CIEL).
Contributions by Girija Gadre, Arti Bhargava and Labdhi Mehta.