giving birth in Greece

Hi,
I have no answer about your insurance,but i suggest you contact them and ask. I can tell you, about MITERA hospital. A friend of mine gave birth to a wonderfull child there. Great hospital, with nice services. Kind of expensive i think, though.

As for the c-section, yes it's common here, but it's always up to you. It's your decision, except there is no other way.

Hope it helps.

Thank you.

My friend gave birth naturally in Greece, but said they don't provide you with any pads after, so I would go in fully stocked! Good luck with your pregnancy!

Both these hospitals are very good but also very expensive, not sure about your insurance and if it covers it. C section is very common in greece I think because it cost more money and easier for the doctor, a lot of doctors will say you are having a cx section without you even going into labour but just because the baby is big, dont get pulled into this, my babies was 4 kilos and I gave birth with no pain relieve and no c section, just a lot of breathing and I gave birth in a clinic in a small down and got the same treatment so look around. Also it does depent on your doctor as you have to give birth the hospital the doctor is at.

I gave birth six days ago at Alexandra teaching hospital in Athens and I cannot praise the hospital enough. Everybody spoke English. I really felt that all the staff cared about both the baby and me and we received the best care possible. What I didn't expect was such a focus on breast feeding. I was given so much support and encouragement with breast feeding. All in all, this was a wonderful experience for me and i would definitely have my next baby at this hospital.

Almost everything was covered by my insurance and eventually, we had to pay just €57.