While many doctors may advise a pregnant woman against travel in the very early or very late stages of pregnancy, travel during most other times should be relatively risk-free. International travel medical insurance typically does not cover pregnancy.

However, some plans such as the Atlas Travel Series provide coverage up to a certain point of the pregnancy. The Atlas Travel Insurance plan provides coverage up to the 26th week of gestation. But it is easy to mistake the term “weeks of gestation.” What exactly does it mean?

The gestational age of a fetus is calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period of the mother. The Full post…