Thread: N.J. hospital markets US citizenship birth program to Russian moms

NJ hospital markets US citizenship birth program to Russian moms

Written by Brooke Murphy | August 10, 2016

Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center is encouraging pregnant Russian women to visit the Seacaucus, N.J.-based hospital to give birth, enabling their children to qualify for dual citizenship, reports NJ Spotlight.

The MHMC program, AmeriMama, promotes tour packages online that offer to coordinate medical services, secure citizenship papers, passports and travel visas for the baby and find family housing in the area for up to six months after giving birth, according to the article.

Birth tourism has become increasingly popular among middle and upper class citizens in countries that face environmental, economic or political instabilities, according to the article.

Medical tourism is already a common practice among U.S. hospitals, some of which actively pursue international patients willing to pay the full price for specialized care.

Meadowlands Hospital officials declined to comment on the AmeriMama program to NJ Spotlight.

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com...sian-moms.html

Our politicians have created this mess. More than likely our tax dollars are being spent somewhere
on this.

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