Re: amnio for peace of mind

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Jane's right, you can pay for it by yourself, but it is a rather large expense, if it isn't medically indicated.

Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Jane Smith wrote: >
>At Mon, 29 Jul 2002, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>At Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Jane wrote:
>>>
>>>Leaving aside the issue of risk assessment and whether a doctor will be
>>>willing to do an amniocentesis which isn't medically indicated (although
>>>I know that my doctor would have done one for me if I asked him to, for
>>>my peace of mind) - I can almost guarantee that no insurance company on
>>>earth is going to pay for an elective amniocentesis unless you over 35.
>>>FWIW.
>>
>>You can always pay for it yourself- the cost is less than $500.
>
>Sure you CAN, but a lot of people don't have that kind of spare cash
>lying around when they are expecting a baby!

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