Giving birth costs $3,000 for the insured

By Misty Severi

Published July 22, 2022 10:10pm ET

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Giving birth costs $3,000 for the insured — Vincent, the first baby born to a woman who had a womb transplant, is cradled by his mother at an undisclosed location in Sweden, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. The parents of the baby say they hope they can be an inspiration to others struggling with infertility. After what they describe as a rollercoaster of a journey, the unnamed Swedish couple finally became parents last month, when the mother gave birth to a healthy but premature baby boy. (AP Photo/Ben Jary) | Ben Jary

Insured families in the United States are still paying nearly $3,000 of out-of-pocket expenses for childbirth, a recent study revealed.

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