Having a Baby In Philippines

Having a Baby in the Philippines

Having A Baby in The Philippines

Makati Medical Center (MMC) in Manila - Delivery of a baby at MMC compared to USA.

A few years ago, my wife chose Dr. Marinette Sto Domingo, to be her OBGYN. She has a clinic at Makati Medical Center, in Manila. She proved to be a very personable and competent doctor. She always returned our calls and advised us well. We are now the proud parents of a happy and healthy little girl. The total cost for hospital and doctors' bills for a c-section was about $3,000 US (including 9 months of doctor visits, room, tests, 2 ultrasounds, emergency visits, consultations with nutritionist and medications). Compare that to cost in the USA of between $6,000 US and $20,000 US for a normal delivery and up to $38,000 US for a Cesarean (not including doctors' visits, tests and medications).

If a baby is premature and needs intensive care for 90 days it can set you back about one million Pesos in the Philippines (or about $23,719 US at the exchange rate on July 1, 2012). The same services in the USA can set you back about $7,000 to $10,000 per day. At that rate 90 days in intensive care could cost you $600,000 or more. Most preterm babies do not require 90 days so in 2005 the average additional cost of a preterm baby was $51,600 US.

A Cesarean birth, including doctors' visits, a few emergency room visits and about 4 days in a private hospital room at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, FL, in March 2015, was billed at $60,500 US.  If it were not for health insurance that cost would be enough to break most families. 

See what a new mother wrote at her blog in October 2011. Her total cost of delivery and hospital stay at MMC.

Find out about hospitals in the Philippines, including MMC.

If you have had experiences at Philippine hospitals, clinics or birthing centers, good or bad, please share with us by making comments below.

Filipina guide to compute maternity benefits. 

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This post will be expanded upon. Check back for more information about having a baby and maternity in the Philippines. Last updated June 3, 2022.