Financial Tips to Follow Before Getting Pregnant

Create Maternity Leave IncomeShould your baby spend time in the neonatal
When coverage begins before getting pregnant,intensive care unit (NICU), hospital indemnity insurance
supplemental health insurance creates maternity leavepays an additional benefit for your infant's stay.
pay, while also protecting your income in case ofBoth policies are designed primarily to protect your
pregnancy complications, delivery complications,family's lifestyle should you suffer an accident or
premature birth, accidents and illnesses.illness, and you will also be covered should this
Short term disability insurance covers normal childhappen to you. You simply have several extra
birth. It pays a six week benefit for a vaginal deliveryreasons to purchase this important coverage.
and an eight week benefit for a c-section delivery.Apply Before Getting Pregnant
Hospital Indemnity Insurance covers your normalSupplemental insurance provides exceptional benefits
maternity labor and delivery, and will pay a cashfor women planning a pregnancy. You have an
benefit directly to you, not your doctors or hospital.opportunity to purchase insurance for an event you
Your benefits for normal delivery may triple theare planning. Where else can you triple the premium
premium paid over twelve months, creating up toyou pay, while also getting important security for the
eight weeks of maternity leave take home pay.unexpected?
Security for ComplicationsMost policies contain a nine month exclusion for
Short term disability pays an additional benefit shouldnormal delivery. Once you are pregnant, it will be too
you experience pregnancy complications, and/orlate to apply.
delivery complications. You may miss additional timeThe benefit is clear, and the timing is crucial. That is
from work if you need bed rest prior to delivery, orwhy applying for supplemental insurance is one of the
if birth injury causes you to need additional time tomost important things you can do before getting
heal before returning to work.pregnant.
In addition, 12% of children are born premature.