Hello Everybody,

Greetings of the day !
We are expecting our 175 PR very soon as all of our document status is MET since 04-June-2009. As we are eagerly waiting for our visa, my wife got to know that she is already 5 weeks pregnant.

We would like to have our baby born while we will be in Australia so our baby will be Oz citizen by birth. However, I'm concerned about Medical expenses related to the pregnancy and child birth in Australia and I think that it will cost me a fortune and jeopardize our entire savings. Is there any financial aid given by Oz Govt to the PR visa holder for the pregnancy and child birth related medical expenses ? Any link or tips would be really helpful. Any private insurance would cover such expenses ?

What if we decide to have a birth in our own country ? Do I have to apply for any visa for my child ? If so which class and how long(approx.) it is gonna take to get a grant for child visa ? Is medical test necessary for a new born baby ?

If granted PR visa, our initial entry date would be somewhere in the first week of March-2010 and baby is expected to arrive in Feb-2010, kind of close !! I don't wish to rush to Oz with my wife, leaving our new born baby behind, to validate the visa ... Is there any better and pro-active option for me ?

Please share your valuable experience as this new development in our life has put us in a surprised state and we are running out of ideas on what to do ?

Thanks for your valuable time and info.