I know a little something about being pregnant. After all, I’ve been through it three times. Mention pregnancy and it’s things like Morning sickness, stretch marks, bed rest, labor, delivery that come to mind. For me, health insurance comes to mind as well. You see, when I got pregnant with my oldest, I wasn’t married to my husband, so I had no coverage on his insurance. I was covered on my mom’s insurance (I was 18, but living at home and a student) but it didn’t cover pregnancy. Suddenly, this middle class college student was an uninsured pregnant woman. I had never dreamed I’d need to know about choosing pregnancy insurance at the age of 18, but happy accidents do happen! According to this article on choosing pregnancy insurance, I was one of the 13% of women without insurance. The article has some great tips on what to do if you find yourself in the same situation, such as, applying for Medicaid. I did, and while I did have to jump through a few hoops (including taking a leave of absense from my job so I wouldn’t have an income), I got coverage and found a fantastic doctor. The financial coverage at HealthAdel.com has lots of other tips on insurance as well – worthwhile reading for anyone, pregnant or not.

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