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Prenatal care was $20 total - I just had to pay my copay for the first appointment to confirm the pregnancy.

I think my delivery was $550 total? It was an extra $100 bc I work at a university with lots of local hospitals, but the hospital where I delivered (closest to my house) is affiliated with the other big university in our area. Overall, my insurance is pretty good.

With M we paid around $3,000 out of pocket for delivery, prenatal care, co pays, etc.

This time I am on my DHs plan and he works for the state and they have great insurance so after our $250 deductible is met, as long as everything is in network, that will be all.

I think I ended out paying in the 4-6 k range. Can't remember bc all the bills come seperately! I kinda expected it based on deductible and max OOP.

@Mrs. Jump Rope: @looch: oh yeah. That's a scary number. Although because of that rising cost, I switched to a high deductible plan this year and will actually save loads of money because of having T this way over last years' plan

@blackbird: yeah dude that was with our high deductible plan.

We are done having kids & switched to a standard plan this year and feel like freaking millionaires.

Nothing for prenatal care (all was included in my insurance), $250 copay for delivery and $250 copay for her NICU stay. Although we got her itemized NICU stay bill and it was $800k.... thank god for insurance.....

@Mrs. Jump Rope: dolla dolla bills!

Our OOP max is $2500, I think. So shouldn't be more than that. Well, technically I was pregnant before the end of last year, so we would have had a few copays, but we had already hit my max for the year.

The termination last year was $25,000, up front, but insurance reimbursed us for all but the $2,500 OOP amount. I don't know of any reason why this birth would be any different for our personal costs, though I have no idea what the bill amount will be for insurance to pay.

£0 in the UK

LO isn't here yet but I'm at 27 weeks and have so far paid $50 for all prenatal care (numerous bloodwork, genetic testing, anatomy scan, etc). I have to get the Rhogam shot at my next appointment but I don't know if I will owe anything for that.

$270 for each girl. $20 copay for first prenatal visit, and $250 hospital copay.

We only paid for DH's stay (dinner, breakfast and lunch). I don't remember exactly how much, but it was under $50. We live in Sweden.

My heart goes out to anyone who is uninsured in the US. Holy crap. What a spectacular shambles of a system.

First 2: 0$
Third: 108$ for an ultrasound since I went to a private clinic in Ontario while I live in Quebec - RAMQ only covers procedures done in hospitals. RAMQ will reimburse me, Ive just been lazy about submitting it.

@looch: $250 on top of what our employer contributes or your plan costs $250? Is that just you or family?

@miramira: yup. Even with insurance, by the time you count deductibles, co pays, and premiums, births cost thousands and thousands of dollars.

But heaven forbid our taxes go up!

Close to 7k. It was definitely a deterrent in considering #2.

But with my insurance at my job now it'll be a total of $25 (one-time OBGYN co-pay).

I guess technically $50, since I paid a $25 co-pay to have my IUD removed in Jan.

0$, including a week long nicu stay. This thread is super eye opening, I had no idea it cost so much out of pocket to have a baby in the US.

a lot with charlie since i ended up with a c-section. not sure of the exact number since we got so many bills from so many different departments, but it was definitely over 5k.

but all my fertility treatments, visits, clomid, ultrasounds were completely covered.

I'm from Canada so baby cost 0$ although I had a semi private room for my 2 day stay afterwards so without my insurance it would have cost something.

But again, so shocked by the costs in the United States, and so thankful for our healthcare system. I was telling my friends about what I've learned on this site and they couldn't beleive it.

I'm also thankful for our year long job protected maternity leave with ei benefits. I was originally bummed because my employer doesn't top up what the government gives. But seeing it could be 12 weeks with no pay, or in my case (NGO with only 12 employees) no leave at all, I'm so so thankful!

You're an amazing group of mamas who make it work in the United States and other less baby friendly countries.

Prenatal care for both kids was about 1500/each. I met my 6000 deductible with DD (newborn care, 3 nights in hospital med free birth--I didn't even give birth at the hospital! ambulance cost a ton). DS was around 5-6k too...3 nights med free birth, newborn care, etc.