The cost of birth
Jun. 26th, 2007 09:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
make_your_moveFrom Regis & Kelly this morning, for births in a hospital in New York:
Uncomplicated vaginal delivery: $10,000
C-section: $12 to $15,000
Complicated pregnancy: $287,000
What we charge at the birth center for a home or birth center birth, normal pregnancy, including labs & usually 1 ultrasound: $4800
And yet, a lot of insurance companies still don't cover this as an option....
Uncomplicated vaginal delivery: $10,000
C-section: $12 to $15,000
Complicated pregnancy: $287,000
What we charge at the birth center for a home or birth center birth, normal pregnancy, including labs & usually 1 ultrasound: $4800
And yet, a lot of insurance companies still don't cover this as an option....
