Best advice may be to go private

• If you are using the NHS in the UK, you might want to go private in France (this might be difficult now as there is usually a minimum period you need to have a policy for to qualify for maternity care).
  
  The other alternative is to get the European Health Insurance card from the Post Office, although this may not help as this is only meant for use in emergency situations. It would be a good idea to ask the Department of Social Security in the UK how to deal with the situation.
  
  Follow-up care for the baby should not be a problem if he has the card. The other thing to look at might be getting French coverage under the social security there (may be a pain, but could be worth it).

  Anonymous 03 août 2005, 10:45 - Signaler un abus

How do UK nationals get cover in France?