New mother just got her bill for giving birth to her baby in America, here is the breakdown of costs - Labor and delivery room 1 night: $3,200 - Postpartum room 1 night: $3,200 - Pitocin 3 bags: $1,179 - IV fluids saline bag: $90 - Zofran: $128 - Epidural medication: $158 - Lidocaine with epinephrine + Fentanyl): $560 - Random medicine: $136 - Lidocaine with epinephrine: $134 - Fentanyl: $134 - Foley catheter insertion: $472 - Vaginal Delivery charge facility fee: $9,993 - Ibuprofen: $28 each - Prenatal vitamin: $28 - Iron : $28 Original hospital bill total: Well over $20,000, insurance negotiated down Physician OB Charges: - OB for vaginal birth after C-section: $6,185 (The doctor was present for 3 minutes) This was her 2nd birth She also had another birth that was a C-Section that cost a flat $32,000 Keep in mind before big insurance companies got involved and healthcare became about profit, it only cost about $300 or so to give both in America during the 60s and 70s. People didn’t buy health insurance they just paid cash