are there any places that charge for births???? That sounds ridiculous and insane to me. In the U.S., if you have decent insurance, you'll still end up paying

are there any places that charge for births???? That sounds ridiculous and insane to me. In the U.S., if you have decent insurance, you'll still end up paying a couple thousand or more after insurance payouts. And that's just for the birth and short (1-2 days) hospital stay. Any complications and you're potentially paying much, much more. Especially NICU, it's not unusual to pay hundreds of dollars per day of NICU care after insurance, and non-insured costs can easily end up in the tens or hundreds of thousands, and in rare situations in the millions.