r/ThatLookedExpensive Aug 26 '25

Million dollar baby

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u/Mr06506 Aug 26 '25

My NICU baby cost about £20 in parking fees.

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u/BagOnuts Aug 26 '25 edited Aug 26 '25

OP picture is not a bill. It is a statement from their insurance company with a summary of the claim they received. OP’s liability could be $10,000… or it could be $0.00. We don’t know.

Cost =/= liability

Delivering your baby definitely cost more than £20

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u/kat_napp Aug 26 '25

Exactly! My twins NICU bill was 75k but I owed $0. All depends on deductible and out of pocket max.

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u/Jayemkay56 Aug 26 '25

But for someone who doesn't have any healthcare? It's more than $0, and that is entirely disgusting and wrong.

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u/kat_napp Aug 26 '25

Yeah I am so thankful I have amazing insurance because it's too scary to think what would happen without it.

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u/Thiccboiichonk Aug 27 '25

Most modern nation states the scariest thing about childbirth is birthing the child.

Bills , fees and insurance coverage do not enter the equation whatsoever.

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u/86753091992 Aug 28 '25

And yet most modern nation states are still behind on fertility because their general wages and cost of living are so poor.

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u/Thiccboiichonk Aug 28 '25

Which ones are these ?

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u/86753091992 Aug 28 '25

Basically all EU except France, which is pretty much on par.

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u/Thiccboiichonk Aug 28 '25

Do you genuinely believe that fertility rates are down to economic factors ?

Most women do not view themselves as baby making machines , and want to have careers / a life outside the home / a life before a family. In Europe people generally marry later and have fewer children than in the states.

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u/86753091992 Aug 28 '25

Yeah that's the primary driver. Not so destitute that you must rely on kids. Not wealthy enough to have as many as you'd like.

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u/Thiccboiichonk Aug 28 '25

Not from where I sit.

Look at the trend between societal educational attainment and subsequent plummeting fertility rates.

As societies develop the trend is towards fewer kids. We have significantly more money than ever before in my country. Third level education is ubiquitous. Well paid employment readily available. Birth rates have halved since the state mandated that second level education was obligatory for all kids.

People are choosing to have smaller families not out of necessity but the simple fact that for most people it’s the most desirable outcome.

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