Your pregnancy

Declaring your pregnancy

To benefit from a specific cover as soon as possible, you will have your first check-up with your doctor or midwife, who will declare your pregnancy online. You will subsequently be exempted from paying your medical expenses upfront (also called “tiers payant”).
If the declaration online is not possible, the doctor will give you a three-part pregnancy declaration form entitled "First antenatal medical examination". Fill in your details and send the pink section to your CPAM and the two blue sections to your Caisse d'Allocations Familiales (Caf).

Please note that:

-    You must declare your pregnancy before the end of the 3rd month of pregnancy to benefit from maternity insurance cover as soon as possible.
-    Remember to update your Vitale card as soon as possible.

Useful documents:

As soon as your CPAM receives your declaration of pregnancy, you will be provided with:

-    The guide "Ma maternité - Je prépare l'arrivée de mon enfant (PDF)" (My maternity - Preparing for the arrival of my child) provides simple, practical answers to all the questions you may have about healthcare cover, medical follow-up, health advice, daily allowances, maternity leave, paternity leave, etc.;

-    A personalised calendar of your medical check-ups
It shows you month by month the dates of your main pregnancy check-ups, the periods when you are entitled to 100% reimbursement and the dates of your maternity leave;

-    A checklist “Préparer votre prochaine consultation (PDF)” (Preparing for your next consultation checklist) to help you prepare for your next visit to your doctor or midwife.

Your coverage during pregnancy from the start of your pregnancy to the end of the fifth month

During the first five months, ultrasounds are covered at a rate of 70%. Other pregnancy-related compulsory examinations are covered at a rate of 100% (excepted for additional fees that can be applied by health professionals).

Your coverage during pregnancy from the sixth month of pregnancy and up until 12 days after the delivery

The medical monitoring of your pregnancy by your doctor or midwife continues throughout the final months of your maternity leave, to ensure you have a safe pregnancy until your baby arrives.

All reimbursable health expenses are covered at a rate of 100%, within the limit of the basis of reimbursement applied by CPAM. During this period, you will also be exempt from paying upfront medical fees usually applicable to medical consultations, pharmaceuticals, paramedical services and healthcare transport, as well as hospital fees and “forfait journalier”. For visits to the emergency room, you are not required to pay the emergency patient flat fee.

Please note that your CPAM offers you a personalised service on your ameli account : if you have opened an account on ameli.fr, remember to activate the "You are expecting a child" service available in your "Prevention" area”. This service allows you to receive practical information on the progress and monitoring of your pregnancy on a monthly basis.

Opening your ameli.fr account is easy: just log in to your ameli account and follow the instructions.

For more information regarding the declaration of your newborn baby and their registration on this forum.

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