Current Events > do women in america really have to pay money to hold their baby after giving bir

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th????

https://twitter.com/ioanmarcjones/status/1201842545724145664

genuinely asking, i've never heard of this before and it sounds far more random and nonsensical than paying for medical goods and services
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I'm assuming there is an extra nurse on hand? Not sure though
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No.

Some people have reportedly said that on their itemised bill for their children's birth (for their daughter), they have found they are being charged for a circumcision.
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No
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Highwind07 posted...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doula-explains-why-hospital-charged-parents-39-to-hold-newborn-baby-in-viral-post/

If you were referring to this then the article explained it:

The hospital explained in a statement that the $39 charge is due to the need for an extra nurse. In the case of a C-section, where the bedside caregiver is occupied caring for the mother during surgery, an additional nurse is brought into the OR to allow the infant to remain in the OR suite with the mother. This is to ensure both patients remain safe. There is an additional charge associated with bringing an extra caregiver into the OR. The charge is not for holding the baby, but for the additional caregiver needed to maintain the highest levels of patient safety,

Otherwise skin to skin contact is the FIRST thing that they have new mothers do.

thank you
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Hospitals charge whatever they want for as many things as you can think of, because the customer isn't generally the one paying. It's not like you're going to haggle when an insurance company is paying 90% of the bill. This is the problem with third-party transactions.