“This is how much it costs to give birth in America: $44,318.41.” That was the now-viral TikTok from a mom just days postpartum, scrolling through the itemized bill at home. Her insurance only covered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Katherine Streeter for Deseret Magazine As a first-time mother, Charlene Covarrubias understood she had plenty to worry about over ...

Why is it so expensive to give birth in America? In a word: supply. There’s a severe shortage of maternity wards across large swaths of the country. Today, more than one-third of U.S. counties lack a ...

As politicians grapple with declining birth rates, the financial burden of giving birth in America — where privately insured families face out-of-pocket costs of nearly $3,000 on average — has ...

In the United States, just over 2.4 million babies are born by vaginal delivery, according to 2022 birth data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. FAIR Health, an independent nonprofit ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. America could make childbirth free for privately-insured families, in ...

Publisher's note: This series was paid for by Merck For Mothers. The views expressed are the authors' own.