Early in pregnancy, Molly Ercole already had an idea of what she wanted for her childbirth. "I didn't want to see a different doctor at every appointment," says Ercole, a non-profit ...

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There are many options for giving birth — using an epidural, going unmedicated, hiring a doula or midwife, or delivering in a ...

Analysis from FAIR Health in 2024 found that the national median hospital charge for a vaginal delivery in the U.S. was just over $31,000, while a C-section had a median charge of around $44,400, for ...

My labor and delivery of my first daughter — with no complications — cost $18,515.38. This did not include the nearly $65,000 it cost for the 13 days my daughter spent in the NICU after being born ...

HOBOKEN, New Jersey (WABC) -- Two sisters from Jersey City gave birth to baby boys just around 45 minutes apart from one another at Hoboken University Hospital. Both babies were delivered by Dr.