**What happens when you have a baby in a foreign country, where you don’t speak the local language? Now imagine that your baby is arriving earlier than expected and there are complications? That is how Amelie's story begins.**
Amelie with her father Gerald, mother Iris and older sister Helena
Amelie was born in 2015, shortly after her family had moved to Beijing, China.
The pregnancy went smoothly until week 30 when her mother, Iris was admitted to hospital. Amelie was born prematurely, weighing only 1.5kg and 39cm tall. She was very weak and had to stay in an incubator for a week and after that 4 weeks in a mother-child room in the hospital.
Amelie’s mother stayed with her at the hospital all the time, while her father Gerald had to take care of the eldest daughter at home.
"Our parents flew in to take care of my daughter, as I had to re-organise our lives overnight. It is not easy being in a hospital in a foreign country. Although everyone speaks English in our hospital, it’s a totally different culture. It was great that Allianz had an agreement with the hospital and I did not have to worry about costs, treatments or anything else."
After six weeks, Amelie and her mother were able to go home and received nursing care twice a week, which was fully covered by Allianz.
Amelie is now 4 years old - a healthy and perfect child.
