Data for Median Total Out-of-Pocket Expenditure from First Antenatal Visit to Delivery in Public Hospitals

Mr Ng Shi Xuan asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry can provide data for the median out-of-pocket total payments from the first visit to childbirth for pregnancies managed by public hospitals; and (b) if so, what is the amount.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: The Ministry of Health does not specifically track bill data for specialist outpatient clinic antenatal care. In 2024, about eight in 10 Singapore Citizens had no out-of-pocket payments for subsidised deliveries at a public hospital.