After getting our temporary social security numbers and mutuelle numbers, the first thing we did was to make an appointment with a sage-femme (SF) in the hospital.\u00a0 A friend helped us with that as we cannot speak French.\u00a0 Grenoble is not very big, so we could get an appointment pretty soon (a week from the call).<\/p>\n
It took us 10 minutes to find the hospital… Then, we went to the Accueil.\u00a0 The lady there cannot speak English, but we slowly got what we needed to do.\u00a0 There’s a room with several counters, and they are calling numbers (later we knew it’s the registration place, where the payment is\u00a0taken care of).\u00a0 People outside are waiting to be called in.\u00a0 So we also got a number.\u00a0 When it’s our turn, we went in and showed that we had an appointment with XXX.\u00a0 There’s a young lady who speaks English, so she helped to put in all the information.\u00a0 Basically she only asked for my passport and the health insurance info.\u00a0 After that, she printed out a paper that has many stickers with my name and date of birth.\u00a0\u00a0 We were glad that we could use the health insurance (social security takes care of 70%, and mutuelle pays for the rest).<\/p>\n
Paperwork was done.\u00a0 We went to the consultation section.\u00a0 There’s a small Accueil.\u00a0 Again we said we were here to see XXX, and we showed the paper with stickers.\u00a0 We were then pointed to a waiting area.\u00a0 Around the agreed time, somebody came to the waiting area, and called my last name.\u00a0 She was the SF!\u00a0 Luckily she speaks a little English!\u00a0 Since it’s our first meeting, she asked a lot of questions about our medical history and our families.\u00a0 She also checked my condition (blood pressure etc.).\u00a0 In the end, she gave me a list of tests need to be done in a laboratory, scheduled the next meeting, and asked us to go to that small Accueil to schedule an echography.<\/p>\n
After that first meeting, we are kinda familiar with the hospital and the processes:\u00a0where to register, where to wait, and where to schedule for appointments. \u00a0Then, after the pregnancy proceeded to the seventh month, the registration place put a pink note on the paper with stickers. \u00a0They told me that I did not need to register any more – just go to see the SF\u00a0or doctor. \u00a0So, it seems like the registration place only deal with payment. \u00a0Since social security covers all the cost after the\u00a06th\u00a0month of pregnancy, no registration is needed. \u00a0For each meeting, the SF takes away one sticker, not the whole paper.<\/p>\n
Up till now, we have had four meetings with the SF. \u00a0During the meetings, she checks my weight, blood pressure, tummy, and listens to the heart beat of the baby. \u00a0She logs all the information and the results of laboratory tests into the computer. \u00a0For me, I ask questions, and I tell her how I feel. \u00a0She prescribes Fe (every month),\u00a0vitamin D (once), blood test -sugar (once), urine test -sugar\/protein (every month after the 6th month), and blood test -toxoplasmose (every month). \u00a0Everything seems going well. \u00a0She also introduced us to a SF liberal for the classes (100% covered by social security), and gave us a lot of information on how to prepare for the big day, for example, what number to call when the time comes. \u00a0She is really\u00a0helpful!<\/p>\n
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After getting our temporary social security numbers and mutuelle numbers, the first thing we did was to make an appointment with a sage-femme (SF) in the hospital.\u00a0 A friend helped us with that as we cannot speak French.\u00a0 Grenoble is not very big, so we could get an appointment pretty soon (a week from the … <\/p>\n