pregnancy
 

hi i hope someone could give me some advice please.
my son and his girlfriend came to costa brava 5 weeks ago to work for the summer. they did have jobs and accommodation before they arrived.
the thing is after only 1 week of been there they discovered that they are pregnant. as i am now a bit worrid as to what they can do over there for drs and such. i hope someone can give me some advice as they are not due to come home till september.... thanks

Re: pregnancy
 

Their european medical card (new E111) will cover them at the local clinics, but make sure they show the card or they will get charged as private.

Re: pregnancy
 

Hello,

The E111 card will cover all the costs and the spanish NHS is a lot better than the british (in my opinion) so you shouldn't worry at all. Congratulations on the pregnancy.
:)
Reme

Re: pregnancy
 

Hi and congratulations, they could always look at the Mums in Spain web site, link in "free Beer", lots of information on there.

Re: pregnancy
 

Hi, I'm confused I thought E111 only covered short stays in Spain (ie 2 weeks stays max in any 1 visit), have things changed now?

Re: pregnancy
 

I am confused as well, at our local clinic you can use it with your European Health Insurance card (no such thing as a e111 now) they have a form you fill in and you put how long you are staying in Spain and you have to enter between 1 to 12 months ?