Mastodawn

stux⚡️May 20, 2023

In the US, hospitals are confident enough to print ‘39.95’ on the bill for holding your newborn

They are so sure about their system they don't mind explicitly spelling out that they charge $40 for literally handing over the baby and waiting for a few minutes

Because they don't even consider that absurd anymore

I got news for you.. it’s ABSURD!

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Raymond May 20, 2023

@stux Apparently they need an extra nurse for safety reasons. Because they think the woman is going to be standing up after the C-section, and the anaesthetics give a good chance of dropping the baby.

At least they're transparent about that line. The bill still has a large quantity of generic levels 1 and 3.

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Amadi Lovelace

@arem the extra nurse is not for safety reasons because they think someone who’s just had major open abdominal surgery is going to stand up. The extra nurse is there because someone who understands sterile field procedure is needed to handle the baby and get it to the father or partner.