Giving birth at Hospital Alemán: maternity, NICU and registration

In short

Hospital Alemán is a private general hospital in Recoleta accredited by Joint Commission International (for the third time in a row in 2025, according to the hospital). Births take place in the Centro Materno Infantil, opened in 1993, which also houses neonatology, paediatrics, antenatal classes and a Civil Registry office. It suits families who want a large hospital with every specialist under one roof and strict protocols.

The maternity in figures

How births are handled

The hospital has an approved Birth Plan, in effect its respectful-birth rules:

• one companion of the mother’s choice, including at a caesarean;
• freedom of movement in labour; pain relief and anaesthesia on request;
• the cord is clamped once it stops pulsing or after 2–3 minutes, and the companion may cut it;
• the baby goes straight onto the mother’s chest and stays in her room; there is no overnight nursery.

Beds are not booked in advance except for a planned caesarean or induction. The hospital provides baby clothes and nappies during the stay. Bring both parents’ passports, the insurance card or guarantee letter and the admission order.

Neonatal care

Neonatology treats babies of any complexity: all forms of respiratory support, general and cardiac neonatal surgery, therapeutic hypothermia and nitric oxide. Parents can stay in the unit 24 hours a day; breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact are supported. The hospital does not publish the level or bed count — ask at the consultation what a day in the unit costs.

Birth registration on site

The Civil Registry office is on the ground floor of the Centro Materno Infantil, Mon–Fri 8:30–13:30. Foreigners show their passport; the baby’s DNI is free and arrives by post in about 15 working days. Parents who do not speak Spanish need a sworn translator — see “Sworn translation”; next steps — “Your baby’s documents after birth”.

For foreigners: payment and documents

The international patients office has a bilingual team and helps with nearby accommodation, transfers and insurance. The website does not say how births without Argentine insurance are handled or what they cost — quotes are given on request. The hospital runs its own health plan, Plan Médico, but terms for pregnant women and foreigners must be checked separately.

What to ask before signing

• whether they accept births without Argentine insurance and in which currency you pay;
• whether rooms are private and the companion can stay overnight;
• what the package includes: birth, anaesthesia, paediatrician, nights in the room, companion;
• the price of a caesarean and of a day in neonatology — almost never in the base price;
• whether the doctor’s and midwife’s fees are separate from the clinic;
• the deposit amount, currency and when it is returned;
• how birth registration works and whether a sworn translator is needed.

How we help

We know how Hospital Alemán works with foreign patients: we help you choose a doctor who delivers there, request a written quote, interpret at appointments and the birth, and handle the birth registration, DNI and the baby’s passport. All clinics compared — “Where to give birth in Buenos Aires”; the budget — “What birth costs in 2026”. For a personal coordinator every day, see the Premium package.