Story out of Salt Lake City, Utah:
Ryan Grassley had to pay nearly $40 to hold his baby immediately after the child was born via cesarean section.
The Spanish Fork, Utah father only wanted to share the laugh he and his wife got out of seeing the itemized bill with a $39.35 charge for skin-to-skin time. The practice, viewed to have many benefits, is when a baby’s bare skin is placed against its mother’s to help them bond.
Grassley said on Sept. 4 his son was born at Utah Valley Hospital and the operating room nurse asked if the couple wanted to do skin-to-skin. The baby was cleaned up after the C-section and ready for his moment with mommy.
“The nurse let me hold the baby on my wife's neck/chest,” Grassley, a.k.a. Reddit user halfthrottle, posted. “Even borrowed my camera to take a few pictures for us. Everyone involved in the process was great, and we had a positive experience. We just got a chuckle out of seeing that on the bill.”
Grassley wrote on his GoFundMe page it has been interesting to see the shock from people around the world about the cost of medical procedures in the U.S.
Yes, you read that right. Grassley has set up a tongue-in-cheek GoFundMe account with a fundraising goal of $39.35 to pay off the “ridiculous” fee. He writes any excess money donated will be put toward a vasectomy because, “I never want to go through these sleepless new baby nights again.” Cont.
Story from - KUTV
Photo from - Imgur
Update - He's up to $120, go help him get that vasectomy... or not.
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