How Much Does it REALLY Cost to Birth Your Baby? Here is The Actual Price of Hospital Births

January 27, 2014

The study reveals that these hospitals charged more when they were a a) located in areas with higher costs of living, b) were for-profit institutions, or c) had a patient population with severe illnesses. And using one state (California) as an example, showed a wild variation in hard costs.

In California, hospital charges for vaginal deliveries went from a low of…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.