birth costs

bennynh

It might be little bit out of topic but i think thats the best possible topic.

The thing is that friends of mine are both unemployed and they expecting a baby. As its easy to deduct they looking for any cut-cost with that. My question is: is it any chance they can get some benefit/payment/help from welfere(or maybe some other institution) with the costs of childbirth and costs of staying in hospital/hospital care? Maybe someone one how much birth in hospital costs? All informations are helpful I hope you understand what im asking for and i hope theres someone which can answer for my question. They realy need help and my knowledge about that is not sufficent to help them. And i realy wish to. Thank you for any replies.

Victor

Virtually all (medical) costs relating to the birth are covered by the state. In a addition, a certain number of GP visits are free.

The mother may also be entitled to maternity benefit and child benefit.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/birth-family-relationships