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Canadian giving birth in Mexico

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Hola, Im just wondering if anyone has any info on this, Im a canadian living in BCS for nearly 2 years with my mexican husband. We are wanting to start a family soon, however, i know things are a little different then what im used to in Canada. Can anyone give me any info on what to expect with the doctors? we arent terribly wealthy and I am covered under basic insurance with my husbands work,

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cesar&jody said:
haha, i know, i know...my concerns are pricing, language barriers and if there are complications with birth, ie C section. Also, with immigration, becasue im canandian, will my child automatically be a canadian citizen? and a mexican citizen? or just one?
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I am guessing that you are covered by IMSS since you said it came from your husband's work. With IMSS there are no additional charges for covered services. Maternity is excluded for the first 6 months or a year, I don't remember which. Assuming you have been with them for awhile, you should be covered. And if you are covered, there should be no expenses. Language can be a problem. In two years with IMSS, including a many visits to the admin office due to mistakes that I made, and a few visits to doctors and dentists, I have never met anyone that spoke a word of English. My spanish is almost passable but by no stretch of the imagination good. So I never understand things as well as I would like, nor can I ask as many questions as I would like.

Regarding the citizenship status of your future child, I don't know. That kind of information should be easy to find, however, either from google or a call to the Canadian consulate/embassy.
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cesar&jody said:
Thanks, from what i hear its just basic birth is covered, however the doctors charge separately then the hospital and the ultra sounds are not covered? also i hear an epidural isnt something that is done here and neither is the discrete incision for a c section, if one is required, can anyone confirm this? also, my spanish is "passable" as well, however when im screaming in agony i really doubt it will come out in spanish! lol
and as for the immigration questions i had, seems like i cant get a straight answer out them them, HELP?
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From Wikipedia:
"Every person born outside Canada after 15 February 1977, who has a Canadian parent at the time of birth, is automatically a Canadian citizen by descent."

From Wikipedia:
"The constitution declares that Mexicans by birth (natural born Mexicans) are the following:[1]
individuals born in Mexican territory regardless of the nationality of their parents;"

That said, you will undoubtedly have to do some paperwork to obtain the documentation for both of those citizenships.
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