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Staying Healthy Before, During and After Pregnancy

BCBSIL Connect Team

Taking care of your health is always important. But it takes on a new level of importance when a baby enters the picture. It’s important to step up your self-care while you’re trying to get pregnant, during your pregnancy and after you give birth. Make…
- 1 month ago
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Care for Your Mental Health Throughout Your Pregnancy

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Health care is important before, during and after pregnancy. And that means caring for your mind as well as your body. Mental health challenges can affect you throughout the perinatal period. This period begins before you get pregnant and extends through…
- 14 days ago
- Health and Wellness
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Pregnancy with Gestational Diabetes

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Angela R. had her first child when she was 21. Fifteen years later, she learned she was expecting her second at the age of 36. While her first pregnancy went smoothly, a complication rose its head 25 weeks into her second. Gestational diabetes. “I went…
- over 2 years ago
- Health and Wellness
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Health Insurance and Pregnancy: The Basics

BCBSIL Connect Team

Having a baby is life changing. While babies are a blessing, they also cost money – even before they're born. That’s why it’s important to have health insurance before and after you become pregnant. With health insurance maternity benefits, you’ll save…
- over 2 years ago
- Health and Wellness
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Get Pregnancy and Newborn Info with Special Beginnings

BCBSIL Connect Team

Ready to start the bump watch? We’re talking about your baby bump. If you’re expecting, it might seem like the only thing that you can expect is a lot of change. Pregnancy is a time of excitement and planning, but it's also a time of questions and concerns…
- over 1 year ago
- Benefits & Coverage
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I am curious if BCBS IL covers NIPT testing during first trimester of pregnancy?

nnielsen1696

I would like to discuss this option with my provider during our first appointment but would like to know the insurance-side of things beforehand.
- 10 months ago
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I am covered by my parents PPO plan, is my pregnancy covered by my parents insurance?

scastle31

I am a defendant in my parents insurance, they have the PPO plan, will my pregnancy be covered?
- over 9 years ago
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- Questions And Answers
Planning to switch insurance from UHC to BCBS family immediately after child is born. And UHC doesn't cover for maternity but only complications of pregnancy

samks_30

I am planning to switch insurance from UHC to BCBS family immediately after child is born. And UHC doesn't cover for maternity but only complications of pregnancy. Does BCBS cover the labor, delivery, & hospital costs for both mom & child if enrolled…
- over 9 years ago
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Expecting a Baby? Check Out Our Maternity Checklist

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Preparing for the arrival of a little one? Congratulations! You probably have a lot on your mind — and your to-do list. Choosing baby names and setting up a nursery are likely two of them. But there are other things to remember so you can make the most…
- 2 months ago
- Health and Wellness
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Maternal and Infant Health

Pregnancy and Infant Health information
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