Has anyone moved to the UK a month before they were due???

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Hi everybody,
I have a dutch friend that is planning on moving to the UK a month before her due date.
I am a bit concerned that she is cutting to close given she doesn't have a place to live, a GP, or any idea about the hospitals here...
Has anyone done this? Did it work out?
Any wise suggestions of how early she should show up?

TIA!

If she wants a homebirth, wouldn't she need an actual home or has she made an arrangement with a friend to ggive birth there?

Also, they will insist on medical history and blood tests and the works. There might not be enough time and the midwives might be a bit cautious where they have got a proper record over here.

Is she allowed to fly long haul so late in the pregnancy?

You are 'allowed' to give birth anywhere! and the NHS can't turn away a woman in labour.

I was quoted £1,500 for an independant midwife just for the two weeks leading up to birth, the birth itself and aftercare. (they normally do more antenatel stuff)

She said she had done homebirths in council flats, big houses, houses of mums/rellies etc etc. As long as there is a room and hot water she said it was fine!

HOwever i wouldn't recomend her moving in these circumstances. Cna she either delay it til baby is 4 weeks old at least or come now so she has time to settle in? What is she coming over here for if she hasn't anywhere to live gah that sounds awful but tired so can't make it better

I went to a different country to give birth, but already had drs etc and had been for some antenatal care there.

A friend living abroad came back to the UK to give birth. She had been away nearly 5 years and was told that 5 years is the cut-off for getting free NHS treatment - any longer and she woul have had to pay.

my question wasnt about whether or not she could give birth. It was about whether or not she could even book a flight after 32weeks from the US to the UK.

And if she could have a homebirth without a home

a home birth just means a birth that does not take place in hospital, it will depend very much on the exact circumstances but for example giving birth in a 'clean' warm house belonging ot a friend is far prefereable to a building site.

A friend of mine who was doing up a house - unexpected pregnancy meant she was due to give birth at the stage in building when they had no water, no toilet and a canvas roof with piles of bricks everywhere!

She stayed for 3 weeks at a friends house and there was no problem with her having a home birth there, she arranged it at th elast minute as well, i think she was 8 months pregnant when they sorted it out.