Maternity Health Insurance Benefits
Maternity Health Insurance Benefits
Maternity Health Insurance Benefits
From Bump to Baby and Beyond: Health Insurance through its4women has you covered in Partnership with Irish Life Health
From Bump to Baby and Beyond: Health Insurance through its4women has you covered in Partnership with Irish Life Health
From Bump to Baby and Beyond: Health Insurance through its4women has you covered in Partnership with Irish Life Health
*Based on April 2022 figures 71% of new business customers could have received free car insurance if 10 referred friends purchased a new business policy. Prices subject to minimum premiums. Reward Credits amounts can vary. Terms and Conditions apply
*5% discount on Irish Life Health MyPlan range, Benefit Plan, 4D Health range and HealthGuide range, excluding HealthGuide 4 policies starting 1st May 2025 until 30th June 2025. New ROI customers only. *€200 holiday voucher promotion for eligible customers who buy a 12-month health insurance contract with its4women and pass the qualifying period of 45 days. Promotion ends 31st July 2025. Terms and Conditions apply.
*5% discount on Irish Life Health MyPlan range, Benefit Plan, 4D Health range and HealthGuide range, excluding HealthGuide 4 policies starting 1st May 2025 until 30th June 2025. New ROI customers only. *€200 holiday voucher promotion for eligible customers who buy a 12-month health insurance contract with its4women and pass the qualifying period of 45 days. Promotion ends 31st July 2025. Terms and Conditions apply.
*5% discount on Irish Life Health MyPlan range, Benefit Plan, 4D Health range and HealthGuide range, excluding HealthGuide 4 policies starting 1st May 2025 until 30th June 2025. New ROI customers only. *€200 holiday voucher promotion for eligible customers who buy a 12-month health insurance contract with its4women and pass the qualifying period of 45 days. Promotion ends 31st July 2025. Terms and Conditions apply.
The Parenting Path Programme
The Parenting Path Programme
Roadmap to Parenthood, With Expert Support
Roadmap to Parenthood, With Expert Support
Roadmap to Parenthood, With Expert Support
Exclusive to selected Irish Life Health plans, The Parenting Path is a unique programme of benefits offering practical support and guidance for expecting and new parents. Whether you’re navigating the first stages of early pregnancy or growing your family, this programme is here to help.
The Parenting Path is designed to support you at every stage of your parenting journey, providing resources and guidance as you move from pregnancy through to early parenthood.
Exclusive to selected Irish Life Health plans, The Parenting Path is a unique programme of benefits offering practical support and guidance for expecting and new parents. Whether you’re navigating the first stages of early pregnancy or growing your family, this programme is here to help.
The Parenting Path is designed to support you at every stage of your parenting journey, providing resources and guidance as you move from pregnancy through to early parenthood.
Exclusive to selected Irish Life Health plans, The Parenting Path is a unique programme of benefits offering practical support and guidance for expecting and new parents. Whether you’re navigating the first stages of early pregnancy or growing your family, this programme is here to help.
The Parenting Path is designed to support you at every stage of your parenting journey, providing resources and guidance as you move from pregnancy through to early parenthood.
The Parenting Path Programme
You’re Expecting
This is exciting news — but you might be wondering what comes next. From chatting with your GP to choosing baby names, early pregnancy can feel like a whirlwind of decisions. One important step is deciding which maternity care option is right for you — and that’s where we’re here to help.
Pregnancy Essentials
You’re Expecting
3D/4D & Early pregnancy scans where you can claim a contribution towards the cost.
Complementary therapies like prenatal yoga, pregnancy pilates, acupuncture, and reflexology—partially
reimbursed when provided by registered practitioners.
Antenatal class with this benefit you can claim money back towards the cost of an antenatal class provided
by a midwife.
Unlimited access to the GentleBirth App for one year. Access guided mindfulness, CBT & hypnosis journeys
tailored for fertility, birth, parenting and more.
Dietitian & nutritionist support*, including virtual consultations via Irish Life Health’s MyClinic*
24/7 Nurse-on‑Call & Message-a‑Doctor, ensuring professional support is always just a call or message away
365 days a year.
Terms and conditions apply. Please check your Table of Cover and Membership Handbook for more information and your exact cover. *Available on selected plans. Virtual Dietician, Virtual Physiotherapy
and Virtual Speech and Language Therapy benefits have separate terms and conditions which can be viewed on irishlifehealth.ie. Age restrictions may apply. Exclusively for Irish Life Health members.
The Big Day
The Big Day
It’s finally here — and while it’s normal to feel a little anxious, you can rest easy knowing your health insurance has you covered, so you can focus on what matters most: you and the birth of your baby.
It’s finally here — and while it’s normal to feel a little anxious, you can rest easy knowing your health insurance has you covered, so you can focus on what matters most: you and the birth of your baby.
It’s finally here — and while it’s normal to feel a little anxious, you can rest easy knowing your health insurance has you covered, so you can focus on what matters most: you and the birth of your baby.
Labour & Delivery
Labour & Delivery
Labour & Delivery
Cover consultant fees, anaesthetists, blood tests and maternity-related in‑patient expenses, with full cover for initial specialist consultations such as female pelvic health physiotherapists.
Hospital stay for up to 3 nights for a normal delivery or longer for a C-section, in a medical facility such as a public hospital, semi private room, or private ward, with medical facility covered options.
Home birth allows you to claim back some of the medical costs involved in having a home birth.
Cover consultant fees, anaesthetists, blood tests and maternity-related in‑patient expenses, with full cover for initial specialist consultations such as female pelvic health physiotherapists.
Hospital stay for up to 3 nights for a normal delivery or longer for a C-section, in a medical facility such as a public hospital, semi private room, or private ward, with medical facility covered options.
Home birth allows you to claim back some of the medical costs involved in having a home birth.
Cover consultant fees, anaesthetists, blood tests and maternity-related in‑patient expenses, with full cover for initial specialist consultations such as female pelvic health physiotherapists.
Hospital stay for up to 3 nights for a normal delivery or longer for a C-section, in a medical facility such as a public hospital, semi private room, or private ward, with medical facility covered options.
Home birth allows you to claim back some of the medical costs involved in having a home birth.
Terms and conditions apply. Check your Table of Cover and Membership Handbook for more details.
Terms and conditions apply. Check your Table of Cover and Membership Handbook for more details.
Terms and conditions apply. Check your Table of Cover and Membership Handbook for more details.
The Big Day
Coming Home
Bringing your new baby home is a special moment — but also a potentially nerve wracking time. That’s why, in partnership with Irish Life Health, we offer extra support to help you all settle in.
Early Postnatal Care
Coming Home
Baby sleep Consultations: claim contributions towards the cost of an online baby and toddler sleep consulation from Baby Sleep Academy.
Baby sleep Consultations: claim contributions towards the cost of an online baby and toddler sleep consulation from Baby Sleep Academy.
Breast Feeding Consultancy: allowing you to claim back some of the costs.
Breast Feeding Consultancy: allowing you to claim back some of the costs.
Post-natal Doula: claim support towards the cost of doula care Ireland after your baby is born.
Post-natal Doula: claim support towards the cost of doula care Ireland after your baby is born.
Welcome Home Food Hamper: with a choice of meals from Gourmetfuel.com along with a 30 minute nutritionist consultation.
Welcome Home Food Hamper: with a choice of meals from Gourmetfuel.com along with a 30 minute nutritionist consultation.
Terms and conditions apply. Check your Table of Cover and Membership Handbook for more details.
Growing Up
Growing Up
We know parenting doesn’t stop after the first year — it’s only just beginning! That’s why, in partnership with Irish Life Health, we continue to offer essential benefits to support you and your child as they grow.
We know parenting doesn’t stop after the first year — it’s only just beginning! That’s why, in partnership with Irish Life Health, we continue to offer essential benefits to support you and your child as they grow.
We know parenting doesn’t stop after the first year — it’s only just beginning! That’s why, in partnership with Irish Life Health, we continue to offer essential benefits to support you and your child as they grow.
Ongoing Support After Year One
Ongoing Support After Year One
Ongoing Support After Year One
Continued GP access, nurse consultations, dietitian and message-a-doctor services, plus a dedicated nurse support phone line for ongoing advice.
Child counselling, speech therapy, emergency dental and paediatric clubs support
Minor injury clinics including Irish Life Health ExpressCare, plus international second opinions for serious conditions
Sports and activity contributions, tailored to your child’s evolving needs.
Continued GP access, nurse consultations, dietitian and message-a-doctor services, plus a dedicated nurse support phone line for ongoing advice.
Child counselling, speech therapy, emergency dental and paediatric clubs support
Minor injury clinics including Irish Life Health ExpressCare, plus international second opinions for serious conditions
Sports and activity contributions, tailored to your child’s evolving needs.
Continued GP access, nurse consultations, dietitian and message-a-doctor services, plus a dedicated nurse support phone line for ongoing advice.
Child counselling, speech therapy, emergency dental and paediatric clubs support
Minor injury clinics including Irish Life Health ExpressCare, plus international second opinions for serious conditions
Sports and activity contributions, tailored to your child’s evolving needs.
Growing Up
Get a quote
Get a quote
Terms and conditions apply. Check your Table of Cover and Membership Handbook for more details.
Terms and conditions apply. Check your Table of Cover and Membership Handbook for more details.
Terms and conditions apply. Check your Table of Cover and Membership Handbook for more details.
Maternity Cover Snapshot
Pregnancy and parenthood involve big decisions, but the right health insurance can make things easier. In partnership with Irish Life Health, its4women offers maternity cover for consultant fees, hospital stays, postnatal care, and more.
With benefits like digital GP access, antenatal classes, breastfeeding support, and even a welcome-home hamper, you’ll have the care you need — and the peace of mind to enjoy every moment.
Stage
Key Support Offered
Pre-Pregnancy
Fertility help, diet & early maternity scans
Pregenant
Yoga, classes, scans, GentleBirth, gut health
Labour & Birth
Consultant fees, hospital stay, leading medical centres
Postnatal (Home)
Qualified Midwives, night nurse, food & 24/7 support
First Year (Parent & Baby)
Mental health, digital doctor service, physio, classes
Beyond Year One
Ongoing child health and development support
Many of the above benefits are provided as a contribution towards the cost of services, such as hospital costs, specialist fees, scans, vaccinations, and various
prenatal and postnatal supports.
Get covered today
Explore our maternity care plans, with exceptional pre and postnatal benefits, compare cover levels and get a tailored quote online. Parenting comes with enough surprises—your health insurance shouldn’t be one of them.
Get a quote
Get a quote
Get covered today
Explore our maternity care plans, with exceptional pre and postnatal benefits, compare cover levels and get a tailored quote online. Parenting comes with enough surprises—your health insurance shouldn’t be one of them.
Get covered today
Explore our maternity care plans, with exceptional pre and postnatal benefits, compare cover levels and get a tailored quote online. Parenting comes with enough surprises—your health insurance shouldn’t be one of them.
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Life gets busy — and too often, women delay seeking medical advice for symptoms they’re unsure about or think they just have to live with. Whether it’s out of embarrassment, time constraints, or simply not knowing where to turn, important women's health issues can go unchecked.
These are some of the most common reasons women reach out to a digital doctor, and getting trusted advice has never been easier.
Common Female Health Concerns You Shouldn’t Ignore
Maternity Cover Snapshot
Pregnancy and parenthood involve big decisions, but the right health insurance can make things easier. In partnership with Irish Life Health, its4women offers maternity cover for consultant fees, hospital stays, postnatal care, and more.
With benefits like digital GP access, antenatal classes, breastfeeding support, and even a welcome-home hamper, you’ll have the care you need — and the peace of mind to enjoy every moment.
Menstrual Irregularities
Heavy, painful, missed, or irregular periods
Stage
Stage
Key Support Offered
Key Support Offered
Contraception Advice
Starting or changing contraceptive methods
Pregenant
Pre-Pregnancy
Fertility help, diet & early maternity scans
Fertility help, diet & early maternity
scans
Menopause Symptoms
Hot flushes, mood swings, sleep disruption,
HRT support
Yoga, classes, scans, GentleBirth, gut health
Pregenant
Pregenant
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Labour & Birth
Irregular cycles, acne, excess hair growth,
fertility concerns
Consultant fees, hospital stay, leading
medical centres
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
Postnatal (Home)
Burning when urinating, frequent urges,
pelvic discomfort
Qualified Midwives, night nurse, food &
24/7 support
Vaginal Infections
First Year (Parent & Baby)
Thrush, bacterial vaginosis, irritation or
unusual discharge
Mental health, digital doctor service, physio,
classes
Pelvic Pain
Beyond Year One
Thrush, bacterial vaginosis, irritation or
unusual discharge
Ongoing child health and development
support
Fertility Concerns & Menstrual
Health
Periods, cycle tracking, early fertility guidance
Breast Health Issues
Lumps, breast pain, tissue changes,
nipple discharge
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
or PMDD
Severe mood swings, physical discomfort,
emotional changes
Sexual Health & STIs
Testing, symptoms, treatment of sexually
transmitted infections
Healthy Minds & Well being
Low mood, anxiety, stress, or changes in
emotional health
Maternal Health
Support before, during and after pregnancy
Birth Control & Family Planning
Choosing the right contraception,
hormone-related symptoms
Ovarian Cysts
Pelvic pain, bloating, changes in your cycle
or suspected cysts
Terms and conditions apply. Check your Table of Cover and Membership Handbook for more details.
Many of the above benefits are provided as a contribution towards the cost of services, such as hospital costs, specialist fees, scans, vaccinations, and various
prenatal and postnatal supports.
Many of the above benefits are provided as a contribution towards the cost of services, such as hospital costs, specialist fees, scans, vaccinations, and various prenatal and postnatal supports.
You’re Expecting
This is exciting news — but you might be wondering what comes next. From chatting with your GP to choosing baby names, early pregnancy can feel like a whirlwind of decisions. One important step is deciding which maternity care option is right for you — and that’s where we’re
here to help.
Pregnancy Essentials
3D/4D & Early pregnancy scans
where you can claim a contribution towards the cost.
Complementary therapies like prenatal yoga, pregnancy pilates, acupuncture, and reflexology—
partially reimbursed when provided
by registered practitioners.
Antenatal class with this benefit you can claim money back towards the cost of an antenatal class provided
by a midwife.
Unlimited access to the GentleBirth App for one year. Access guided mindfulness, CBT & hypnosis journeys
tailored for fertility, birth, parenting and more.
Dietitian & nutritionist support*, including virtual consultations via
Irish Life Health’s MyClinic*
24/7 Nurse-on‑Call & Message-a‑Doctor, ensuring professional support is always just a call or
message away 365 days a year.
Terms and conditions apply. Please check your Table of Cover and Membership Handbook for more information and your exact cover. *Available on selected plans. Virtual Dietician, Virtual Physiotherapy and Virtual Speech and Language Therapy benefits have separate terms and conditions which can be viewed on irishlifehealth.ie. Age restrictions may apply. Exclusively for Irish Life Health members.
Bringing your new baby home is a special moment — but also a potentially nerve wracking time. That’s why, in partnership with Irish Life Health, we offer extra support to help you all settle in.
Early Postnatal Care
Coming Home
Baby sleep Consultations: claim contributions towards the cost of an online baby and toddler sleep consulation from Baby Sleep Academy.
Breast Feeding Consultancy: allowing you to claim back some of the costs.
Post-natal Doula: claim support towards the cost of doula care Ireland after your baby is born.
Welcome Home Food Hamper: with a choice of meals from Gourmetfuel.com along with a 30 minute nutritionist consultation.
Terms and conditions apply. Check your Table of Cover
and Membership Handbook for more details.
Maternity Cover Snapshot
Pregnancy and parenthood involve big decisions, but the right health insurance can make things easier. In partnership with Irish Life Health, its4women offers maternity cover for consultant fees, hospital stays, postnatal care, and more.
With benefits like digital GP access, antenatal classes, breastfeeding support, and even a welcome-home hamper, you’ll have the care you need — and the peace of mind to enjoy every moment.
Stage
Key Support Offered
Pre-Pregnancy
Fertility help, diet & early
maternity scans
Many of the above benefits are provided as a contribution towards the cost of services, such as hospital costs, specialist fees, scans, vaccinations, and various prenatal and postnatal supports.
Pregenant
Yoga, classes, scans,
GentleBirth, gut health
Labour & Birth
Consultant fees, hospital
stay, leading medical
centres
Postnatal (Home)
Qualified Midwives, night
nurse, food & 24/7
support
First Year (Parent & Baby)
Mental health, digital
doctor service, physio,
classes
Beyond Year One
Ongoing child health and
development support