Your maternity care

Early in your pregnancy, you need to decide which type of maternity care suits you best, and whether you’d prefer to deliver in hospital or at home.

To empower you to follow your preferred path, we cover the costs of both in-patient hospital delivery and home births, so you can choose the birth plan that suits you.

Depending on your scheme, you may also be able to opt for foetal screening, which detects certain conditions as early as 10 weeks into pregnancy.

Check your maternity cover in your Member Area.

If you’re a new laya healthcare member, please note that waiting periods may apply for maternity benefits. Find out more about waiting periods.

Every pregnancy is different. We make sure you have access to plenty of support as you navigate your pregnancy, so you can get the answers and advice you need. This includes:

• Money back on everyday expenses like GPs and physios – it’s fast and easy to claim with your Laya App
• 24/7 phone access to GPs and nurses with GPline and Nurseline
• Same-day video GP consultations with GPLive
• 24/7 phone access to a qualified counsellor through our Mental Wellbeing Support Programme
• Dietitian consultations (on many schemes)

Check your cover for everyday medical expenses and maternity costs in your Member Area.

When your baby is arriving, we want to make sure you have the support and care you need. It matters to us to give you peace of mind about your healthcare cover so you can focus on what you need to do. And we also include additional benefits for the little things, like the cost of hospital parking for your partner.

• Your hospital stay or home birth
• Specialist care if needed, including cover for neonatal and special care baby units
• Partner support, with cover for expenses like hospital parking. Check your cover here.

Check your maternity cover in your Member Area.

Once your baby or babies are here, you’ll be busy. To support you in this life-changing time, many of our schemes offer benefits such as a contribution towards a paediatric first aid course or a new parents’ food allowance.

If you need health advice or wellbeing support after the birth of your baby, remember as a laya healthcare member, you always have access to:

• 24/7 Mental Wellbeing Support Programme with qualified counsellors
• 24/7 phone access to GPs and nurses through GPline and Nurseline
• A personalised health and wellbeing programme from a Healthcoach (over 18s)

Check your cover in your Member Area.