Between 29 and 36 weeks (29 to 32 with a multiple pregnancy) Qatar Airways asks for its Expectant Mother certificate, completed by your doctor no more than 10 days before your initial departure date. Beyond those weeks you may not fly. A doctor on Mobi Doctor can fill it in over video, usually within 15 minutes.
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For an uncomplicated pregnancy, Qatar Airways wants one document: its Expectant Mother (Pregnancy Details) certificate, filled in by your doctor within the 10 days before your first departure and brought to the airport. It applies from 29 to 36 weeks with one baby and 29 to 32 weeks with more than one; past those weeks you are not permitted to fly. Because it is dated against the initial departure and covers the entire journey including the return, one well-timed appointment normally serves a round trip.
It is a template, Expectant Mother (Pregnancy Details), that your doctor completes rather than a free-text letter, and Qatar Airways lists what it must record: your name and date of birth; the date of your last menstrual period and the estimated date of delivery; your gestational age on the day of examination; confirmation of an uncomplicated single or multiple pregnancy; and confirmation that you are fit to travel for the entire journey, including the return. The wording is "your doctor" throughout — midwives are not mentioned, unlike at Emirates. You bring the completed certificate to the airport.
Most airlines count a letter's age back from each flight; Qatar Airways counts from the initial departure date only. As the certificate also confirms fitness for the entire journey including the return, the one completed within 10 days of leaving is the one you carry home, however long the trip, provided your weeks still allow you to fly. Have the examination as late as practical; the doctor records the gestational age on that day. Turkish Airlines, by contrast, wants its note within 10 days of the flight, and Condor its MEDIF A no earlier than 10 days before departure.
An uncomplicated single pregnancy needs the certificate from 29 to 36 weeks, and more than 36 weeks is not permitted to fly; a multiple pregnancy needs it from 29 to 32, with no flying beyond 32. Below 29 weeks no document is listed for an uncomplicated pregnancy. In this hub's counting "more than 36 weeks" begins at 37 weeks, so a single pregnancy can fly until 36 weeks plus 6 days and twins until 32 weeks plus 6 days. Count each flight: an outbound at 35 weeks and a return two weeks later, at 37, will be refused. The flying-while-pregnant guide compares all 30 limits.
| Letter or certificate required from | Week 29 (29–36 single; 29–32 multiple) |
| Last week you can fly, single | Week 36 (more than 36 weeks not permitted) |
| Last week, twins or more | Week 32 (more than 32 weeks not permitted) |
| Letter must be issued within | 10 days before the initial departure date |
| Own form | Expectant Mother (Pregnancy Details) certificate template; MEDIF as well for complications |
| Who can sign | Your doctor |
| Source checked | Qatar Airways expectant-mothers page, 24 September 2026 |
A pregnancy with complications, up to 36 weeks (32 for multiples), needs both the certificate and a MEDIF, submitted to Qatar Airways no less than 48 hours and no more than 7 days before departure. Separately, Qatar Airways must be told of any change in the mother's status or requirements at least 48 hours before departure. That 7-day ceiling is tighter than Emirates' one month. The CAA's guidance adds that an airline may exercise some discretion in specific individual circumstances, which is what the MEDIF route is for.
Book inside the 10 days before your first flight. Over video on Mobi Doctor you reach a doctor, usually within 15 minutes, daily 7am–11pm CET; where clinically appropriate the doctor completes a pregnancy fit-to-fly certificate with the five points Qatar Airways lists, emailed to you after the consultation. The doctor can complete the Qatar Airways template's medical section instead, if you bring it. Video consultation €54 + €10 for the certificate, and the appointment covers any other question too. See the certificate page for airline forms, and the airline rules hub for every carrier's letter age.
Yes, from 29 weeks: the Qatar Airways Expectant Mother certificate, completed by your doctor no more than 10 days before your initial departure date. It applies to 36 weeks with one baby and 32 with more; below 29 weeks nothing is listed.
Up to 36 weeks with a single pregnancy and 32 weeks with a multiple one, that is through 36 weeks plus 6 days and 32 weeks plus 6 days. Beyond that you are not permitted to fly.
Yes, with the certificate: week 36 is the last week in the 29–36 band. If your flight date is several days into week 36, ask Qatar Airways how it counts, and check the return date.
Yes, until 32 weeks with an uncomplicated multiple pregnancy, carrying the certificate from 29 weeks. Beyond 32 weeks flying is not permitted; with complications a MEDIF is also required, submitted 48 hours to 7 days before departure.
Five items: your name and date of birth; last menstrual period and estimated date of delivery; gestational age on the day of examination; confirmation of an uncomplicated single or multiple pregnancy; and confirmation that you are fit to travel for the entire journey including the return.
The 10-day rule runs from the initial departure date, and the certificate covers the entire journey including the return, so the published rule demands no second certificate. It cannot carry you past 36 weeks (32 for multiples), so check the return date.
General information, not medical advice — always confirm with your airline before you travel.
