- Private hospitals usually sell delivery as a fixed-price package covering a set number of nights, the delivery or operating room and the doctors' fees.
- Published packages on the pages we read range from 53,000 baht for a normal birth in Chiang Mai to 288,000 baht for an extended-stay caesarean package in Bangkok.
- Complications, neonatal intensive care, twins and extra nights are commonly excluded or charged separately.
- Antenatal check-ups are usually billed separately from the delivery package, visit by visit or as their own package.
- Check what happens if a planned normal birth becomes a caesarean, or if you deliver before the package's gestation limit.
| Hospital | Normal birth | Caesarean section | Notes from the page | Source page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok Hospital (Headquarters), Bangkok | 110,400 (2 nights) | 151,800 (3 nights); twins 240,000 | Standard inpatient room. Extended 7-night packages 262,200 (normal) and 288,000 (caesarean). Epidural and anaesthetist for normal labour charged extra; caesarean between 22:00 and 05:59 adds 29,000. Infant intensive care excluded. Valid to 31 Dec 2026. | bangkokhospital.com — Obstetric (delivery) packages |
| Phyathai 2 Hospital, Bangkok | 71,000 (2 nights); 81,000 with painless labour | 108,000 (3 nights); twins 135,000 | The page lists prices and lengths of stay but not inclusions, exclusions or a validity date. | phyathai.com — Baby delivery programme |
| Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai | 53,000 (2 nights) | 82,000 (3 nights); 90,000 with tubal ligation | Premier room, doctors' fees, newborn nursery care and Hepatitis B and BCG vaccines included. Vacuum or forceps, twins, NICU transfer and complications excluded. International insurance cannot be applied. Expires 15 Dec 2026. | bangkokhospital.com — Caesarean section and normal labour package |
| Bangkok Hospital Phuket | Range 67,000–166,000 across package options | Included in the same range | For non-Thai mothers with a full-term pregnancy, excluding complications in mother and baby. Expires 30 Jun 2027. | bangkokhospital.com — Kiss my Baby childbirth packages |
How maternity care is usually priced
At private hospitals in Thailand, maternity care tends to be split into two parts. Antenatal care, meaning the check-ups, scans and blood tests during pregnancy, is usually paid visit by visit or bought as a separate antenatal package. The birth itself is usually sold as a delivery package with a fixed price for a normal (vaginal) birth or a caesarean section, covering a set number of nights in hospital.
A typical delivery package covers the delivery or operating room, the obstetrician's and anaesthetist's fees, a standard set of medicines and supplies, the room and meals for the stated nights, and routine newborn care in the nursery. Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai's package, for example, lists the surgeon, anaesthetist and paediatrician's fees, nursery care with Hepatitis B and BCG vaccines, and home medicines up to 2,000 baht.
Some hospitals add conditions on when you can buy or use a package. Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai recommends buying during the third trimester, and its package is non-refundable. BNH Hospital's delivery packages require at least 36 weeks' gestation (35 for twins) and pre-delivery tests at BNH.
What packages commonly leave out
The exclusions matter more than the headline price, because they cover the situations that make a birth expensive. On the pages we read, packages exclude or charge extra for complications in the mother, treatment for underlying conditions, twins (unless there is a separate twin package), extra nights beyond the package and care for a baby who needs intensive care.
Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai's package does not cover vacuum or forceps assistance, transfer of the newborn to the NICU, or medical clearance, fixed-time surgery scheduling and attending labour services, and says that if a planned normal birth becomes a caesarean, the actual cost of the caesarean applies. Bangkok Hospital's headquarters package lists pain relief for normal labour separately: 9,700 baht for the service, supplies and equipment, plus an anaesthetist's fee of 6,300 baht for the first two hours and 2,000 baht for each additional hour. A caesarean outside normal operating hours, from 22:00 to 05:59, adds 29,000 baht.
A stay in a neonatal intensive care unit can cost far more than the birth itself. Ask each hospital for an estimate of a NICU day, and check whether your insurance covers the baby from birth.
Comparing packages fairly
Package prices are not like for like. Compare the room type (standard, premier or suite), the number of nights, whether the paediatrician's fees are included, which vaccines and newborn tests are covered, and what is said about pain relief, out-of-hours surgery and conversion from a normal birth to a caesarean.
Also check who the package is for. Bangkok Hospital Phuket's childbirth packages state that they apply only to non-Thai mothers with a full-term pregnancy, excluding complications in mother and newborn. Bangkok Hospital's headquarters package says its price applies to fly-in patients. Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai states that international insurance cannot be applied to its package price.
Finally, look at validity dates. The headquarters package is listed as valid to 31 December 2026, and the Chiang Mai package expires on 15 December 2026, which may be before your due date. Ask which price will apply on the day you deliver.
Insurance and payment
Maternity is one of the areas health insurance is most likely to restrict. Many policies only cover pregnancy after a waiting period, often of a year or more, or offer it as an optional benefit with its own limit. Check this before you plan a pregnancy, not after.
If your insurer will pay, ask whether it can issue a guarantee of payment to the hospital you have chosen, and whether that hospital will bill the insurer directly or expects you to buy the package and claim afterwards. Ask too whether the baby is covered from birth, including NICU care, and how to add the baby to the policy.
If you are paying yourself, expect to pay the package price in advance or on admission. Ask how any extras will be billed, and keep itemised receipts in case you can claim any part later.
Choosing a hospital for the birth
Beyond price, the main questions are clinical. Does the hospital have obstetricians, anaesthetists and paediatricians available around the clock, and a neonatal intensive care unit on site? If you have a higher-risk pregnancy, for example twins, high blood pressure or diabetes, ask whether maternal-fetal medicine specialists will be involved.
Practical matters count too: whether a partner can stay during labour and after the birth, the language support on the labour ward, and how the hospital handles the paperwork for the birth. From 14 August 2026, Bangkok Hospital Phuket says it no longer registers births or collects birth certificates on families' behalf; it issues the medical documents and parents submit them to the registration office themselves. Ask your hospital what it provides, and check with your own embassy how to register the birth and apply for your baby's passport.
This guide does not replace advice from your obstetrician or midwife, who can tell you what care your pregnancy needs.
Questions to ask about a delivery package
- How many nights, which room type, and what do extra nights cost?
- Are the obstetrician's, anaesthetist's and paediatrician's fees all included?
- What happens to the price if a normal birth becomes a caesarean, or I deliver early?
- Are epidurals, out-of-hours surgery, vacuum or forceps charged separately?
- What does a day in the NICU cost, and is it covered by my insurance?
- Is the package valid on my due date, and can I get a refund if plans change?
- What help do you give with birth registration paperwork?
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to give birth in Thailand?
On the official hospital pages we read in October 2026, delivery packages ranged from 53,000 baht for a normal birth in Chiang Mai to 151,800 baht for a standard caesarean package at Bangkok Hospital's headquarters, with extended-stay packages up to 288,000 baht.
Are antenatal check-ups included in the delivery package?
Usually not. Antenatal visits, scans and tests are generally billed separately or sold as their own package. Ask the hospital what its delivery package covers.
What if I need an emergency caesarean?
Packages often say the actual caesarean cost applies if a planned normal birth becomes a caesarean. Ask how the price is worked out before you book.
Is neonatal intensive care included?
Not in the packages we read. NICU care is commonly excluded and can be expensive, so ask for an estimate and check whether your insurance covers the baby from birth.
Can I use international insurance with a package?
Some hospitals restrict this. Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai states that international insurance cannot be applied to its package price. Ask the hospital and your insurer how a claim would work.
Sources
- Bangkok Hospital (Headquarters) — Obstetric (delivery) packages
- Phyathai 2 Hospital — Baby delivery programme
- Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai — Caesarean section and normal labour package
- Bangkok Hospital Phuket — Kiss my Baby all-inclusive childbirth packages
- BNH Hospital — Delivery care packages
- GOV.UK — Healthcare and medical services in Thailand
