If you have ever had to spend any amount of time in the hospital, you already recognise it can be quite expensive. As a matter of fact, in many parts of the world, the cost of healthcare is out of control and the procedures that may seem simplistic can end up costing you an arm and a leg. It doesn’t matter if you make a trip to the emergency room or if you are at the hospital for surgery, the bill can really take you for a loop.
We have all heard stories about the costs of staying at a hospital. For example, perhaps you heard about a series of scans that ended up costing tens of thousands of dollars or a single pill that cost more than most people make in a day.
Yes, there have been many experiences of those who were charged too much by hospitals, but I think this mother holds the record. She was charged $40 to hold her baby after birth! After receiving the bill for $39.35 for “skin to skin after C-sec,” the father posted it to Reddit.
The father posted this comment along with the image:
“During the C-section, the nurse asked my wife if she would like to do skin to skin after the baby was born. Which of course, anyone would say yes too. We just noticed it in the bill today and had a laugh. All these internet points I’ve been showered with make me feel better about the $40. This could be my proudest moment as a father.”
The father didn’t have any complaints about the nursing staff or the hospital in general. He also wasn’t overly upset about the charge but did find it absurd enough to post online.
According to one Reddit user, who is a labor and delivery nurse, the $40 charge may be for the extra staff needed when a mother holds the newborn.
You can see her comment here:
“As a labor and delivery nurse, I can kind of explain this. I didn’t know that hospitals charged for it, but doing ‘skin to skin’ in the operating room requires an additional staff member to be present just to watch the baby. We used to take all babies to the nursery once the NICU team made sure everything was okay. ‘Skin to skin’ in the OR is a relatively new thing and requires a second Labor and Delivery RN to come in to the OR and make sure the baby is safe.”
Sometimes you can get frustrated over these situations but it is typically best to just smile and move on.
Via: Good.is
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