Hi everybody,

My husband and I will be moving in Turkey next year and I was wondering how is the life of foreign women especially if you are pregnant and have to give birth.

How is the health system and also what are the difference of care during the pregnancy and the child follow up (vaccination etc..)

I would love to read your experiences

Thanks!

I don´t know about the details of the health care process... but if there is a family doctor in your area, do get to know her/him and establish contact ahead of time. They will guide you from there. If there isn´t family medicine center where you are, I have no idea how it works...

thanks for your help!

Sorry I couldn´t be of more help

 I thought you had your last litter in Turkey?

Hi and good luck...  Most likely you wil be given health insurance by the company you or your husband is working for.. If not, it is very wise to make insurance once you move to Turkey.  It is not very costly but very handy.  Once you have insurance, you can go to any Private hospital you like, amd mostly you don´t pay for anything.. as far as i remember, medicine is never included, but they might have changed it.  You can find a family doctor from this private hospital.  It is very common to see speacialists in Turkey, as the GP concept is starting only recently.  You don´t need to worry once you have insurance.  Some good hospitals are Acibadem Hospital, American Hospital..  But of course I am assuming you are moving to Istanbul..  You can not use a government hospital because you are a foreigner, or they will charge you what a private hospital will charge.. and it is normally very crowded.. For the pregnancy, very good care is given.  You will have mothly check ups, where they will do an u/s everytime you go.  You can choose to have a C/section.. it is most of to times up to you.  Insurance covers all the costs.. But, very important, the insurance will not cover delivery in the first year.

For the quality of health cares and hospitals, i would only say that, there are alot of foreigner people who come for medical operations to Turkey...

And maybe you would have language problems at first, but in metropols in Turkey there are lots of foreign people living... in the neighbourhood i live... there are nearly germans living as much as turkish people living

so just dont worry... Turkey will take care of you good

By the way Turkish people are known to be very hospitable.. they love foreigners, and they love helping..

 Thank you so much. It reassures me! I had a miscarriage in march and I was feeling worry about having my first child in Turkey. I appreciate your message. Thanks for your time writting.

 Yes, I have Kurdish friends who are testament to this..........