Antenatal Care (Full Package) Cost in Lagos 2026
Antenatal Care (Full Package) in Lagos costs ₦30K–₦80K at a general or public hospital and ₦100K–₦400K at a premium specialist hospital — the same procedure, up to 13× apart.
What antenatal care (full package) costs in Lagos
A range per tier, not a single price — the real figure depends on the hospital and your case.
Public tier means the teaching and general hospitals (LUTH, LASUTH and the state general hospitals). Standard private covers the many mid-range private hospitals across the mainland and Island. Premium specialist means the top-end Island hospitals.
Prices last verified: 2026-05-07. Lagos.Cool desk survey seeded 2026-05-07; tier ranges not re-verified against a 2026 primary source Always confirm the current price with the hospital before planning around it.
What drives the price
Antenatal care is billed as a package across the pregnancy rather than per visit, and the package contents are what drive the price. The public tier covers registration, routine checks with a midwife or resident, and the basic scans and tests. Private packages add more frequent visits, more scans, a fuller test panel and continuity with the same doctor. Premium packages layer on consultant-led care and comprehensive screening. The important practical point is that antenatal is almost always separate from the delivery fee — many Lagos families budget for the birth and are then surprised by nine months of antenatal costs preceding it.
Typical duration: Outpatient across the pregnancy — typically monthly visits early on, becoming fortnightly then weekly toward term.
What's included vs what's extra
The extras carry no figures here because Lagos hospitals do not publish them — ask for an itemised quote.
- • Registration and booking
- • Scheduled antenatal visits across the pregnancy
- • Routine scans and tests in the package
- • Midwife or doctor review at each visit
- • The delivery itself (a separate package)
- • Additional scans beyond the package
- • Supplements and prescribed drugs
- • Specialist referral for a high-risk pregnancy
What the spread means for your budget
The gap between what antenatal care (full package) costs at a general hospital and at a premium specialist is roughly ₦370K — and that difference buys comfort, privacy and shorter waits rather than a different clinical outcome. For a routine, uncomplicated case the public and standard-private tiers deliver the same medicine.
So the honest question is not 'which is cheapest' but 'which tier do I actually need'. The premium tier earns its price if you value privacy, speed and a named consultant. Whichever you choose, get an itemised quote before the day, confirm what your HMO covers and at which hospitals, and budget for the extras listed above rather than the headline range alone.
Sums like this sit alongside your other major Lagos costs — see Lagos rent prices and market food prices to weigh it against the rest of the budget.