Of all the decisions you'll make while pregnant, deciding where to give birth might be the most impactful. Hospitals, birthing centers, and home births all come with benefits and drawbacks; it just ...

The median in-network cost for a vaginal delivery is $15,178, and the average C-section costs $19,292, according to healthcare data company Fair Health. Fair Health calculated the cost of giving birth ...

My labor and delivery of my first daughter — with no complications — cost $18,515.38. This did not include the nearly $65,000 it cost for the 13 days my daughter spent in the NICU after being born ...

Hannah Dahlen receives funding from National Health and Medical Research Council, the Australian Research Council, and the Medical Research Future Fund. She is a member of the Australian College of ...