Pregnant women are exempt from copayment for normal delivery services. Pregnant women are also exempted from co-payments in outpatient care. The average co-payment for primary care provided in "ordinary practices" is NZD 28.20 (USD 19.06)_for children aged six to seventeen years old and NZD 2.60 for children aged less than six. For primary care provided in VLCA practices, these copayments are respectively of NZD 7.65 (USD 5.17) and NZD 0.