The cost of giving birth as a Covid-19 patient


Bernard Saw

While private hospitals are able to accept expectant mothers who test positive for Covid-19 the cost of delivering a baby at such facilities comes with a huge price tag as preventive measures such as isolation and the use of PPE need to be taken. – AFP pic, May 30, 2021.

DELIVERING a baby at a private hospital is typically costly but giving birth as a Covid-19 patient will set one back financially a whole lot more. This is mainly due to the cost incurred by precautionary measures that need to be taken, such as isolation and the personal protective equipment (PPE), said obstetricians and gynaecologists.

They said that patients might be taken aback by the large sum and therefore are told of what to expect beforehand.


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