{"id":66859,"date":"2022-05-10T05:17:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T05:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/?p=66859"},"modified":"2022-05-10T05:17:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T05:17:57","slug":"moms-share-cost-of-having-a-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/moms-share-cost-of-having-a-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Moms share the cost of having a baby in the US and the numbers are shocking"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s no secret that raising kids is expensive<\/a>, but one mom’s honest post about the price of giving birth is still turning heads. Marina Mogilko, a popular YouTube personality and mom who lives in California, recently took to TikTok to share the bill she got following the delivery of her second child. The seven-digit total has inspired an important conversation about the true cost of giving birth and how the price of healthcare in the U.S. is hurting families.<\/p>

In her video<\/a>, Mogilko says she chose to labor at at home for a few hours before heading to the hospital to give birth. When she arrived at the hospital and was admitted, she was already eight centimeters dilated. “Because this is my second baby, the delivery was super fast,” she adds. “I delivered in 20 minutes after entering the room. It was a very smooth delivery. I had a tear, which they stitched, and then they brought us to another room.”<\/p>

In the recovery room, Mogilko says she had her own bathroom and there was a place for her husband to sleep. They also had unlimited food. “Because we had a small kid at home, we asked them to discharge us the next day,” she explains. “So we only stayed there for one night. We went home, and in two weeks, we received a bill: $36,000.”<\/p>

@linguamarina<\/a>

Watch till the end to see the bill from the hospital.. #usa<\/a> #baby<\/a> #givingbirth<\/a><\/p> ♬ original sound – Marina Mogilko<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote>