Pregnant? Planning a trip or already travelling? The policy may cover your pregnancy so read on to find out if there is cover available and if so, what conditions apply.
Yes, pregnancy is covered by the policy, although be aware that there are some restrictions to this cover.
There’s cover for emergency medical treatment, emergency medical transport and hospital charges if you suffer a sudden and unexpected illness or serious injury related to your pregnancy (including miscarriage) while travelling when:
If you’re pregnant and something happens while you’re travelling, e.g. you pick up a gastro bug or a serious virus, or if you lose your footing and take a heavy fall, your policy will cover the overseas medical expenses incurred to treat your illness or injury and any resulting pregnancy complications.
If the doctor treating you says you’re unfit to continue travelling, firstly contact our emergency assistance team. We’ll need to get our own medical specialists to confer and agree.
After that, if you have no option but to change your travel plans, there’s cover for reasonable additional transport, accommodation and/or cancellation expenses. That covers cancellation, re-arrangement or catching up to your original itinerary.
Please do read the policy wording carefully to understand the terms and conditions related to “Health conditions and your policy” to understand how certain medical conditions (including pregnancy) may impact your coverage; this includes pregnancy related to you, a member of your travelling party, a close relative and any other person to whom this policy relates.
Also read Section 3 of the policy wording for full details on the terms, conditions, limits and exclusions for Cancellation and Trip Interruption coverage as well as the General Exclusions.
We’re here to help if you have a question about travel insurance. We’re available:
World Nomads is currently unable to offer travel insurance for Australian residents.
We are taking a break from sales to prepare our products and offering for the future of international travel. During this time all products will be unavailable.
If you have purchased a policy from us you still have cover and can claim as per the policy documentation. If your travel is affected by government restrictions, we have options available if you no longer need your policy.
Keep in touch and we’ll let you know when we’re offering travel insurance.