Childbirth

How the cost of giving birth in the U.S. has TRIPLED since 1996 to $9,775 – thanks to expensive fees for everything from an epidural to placenta removal

By Ralph Turchiano on July 1, 2013 • ( 1 )

The average cost of a hospital delivery in America is $9,775, the highest in the world In France, delivery costs $3,541, and in the UK it is just $2,641 Many industrialized countries offer flat fees for prenatal care and delivery,… Read More ›

Advanced maternal age not harmful for adult children

By Ralph Turchiano on September 6, 2012

September 06, 2012 Previously existing ideas on how advanced maternal age affects adult health of children have to be reconsidered. It had been thought that mothers delivering later in life have children that are less healthy as adults, because the… Read More ›

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Childbirth

How the cost of giving birth in the U.S. has TRIPLED since 1996 to $9,775 – thanks to expensive fees for everything from an epidural to placenta removal

Advanced maternal age not harmful for adult children