Thursday, January 02, 2014
"Pregnant foreigners fly to Britain to receive free maternal healthcare"
The U.K. Daily Mail recently reported on this:
"Foreign women flying in to the UK to give birth days before due date Women show airlines forged doctors notes to conceal length of pregnancy Typically expectant mothers cannot fly if more than 36 weeks pregnant Women arrive at NHS hospitals where they must be admitted to give birth Though charged for treatment very few foreigners pay NHS bill Short-term migrants and tourists cost the NHS £2billion a year The average cost of birth with one night's stay in an NHS hospital is £1,092"