‘The bill? $8.00.’
We kept a bill similar to that with the birth of our first daughter, in Maryland.
The hospital stay seemed to be 4 or 5 days.
Similar with 2 succeeding births, in New Mexico.
Days in the hospital gave the mother some time to recover from the (possible/probable) exhaustion.
Being served meals 3 times a day, is divine!
First child born in 1973. Hospital stay for 1 week was $125. Paid in advance as they allowed a payment plan prior to your due date. I believe my doctor bill was $100, which included the delivery and monthly visits.
My first, begged to go home! The recommended stay was 2 days. Was so excited to get home!
2nd .....begged for an extra day in the hospital ....b/c I knew what I was getting in to. In *those* days, the doc could request extra days and they were granted w/out any questions.
3rd......begged AND begged OBGYN for a week; fortunately, neither I, or kiddo had any issues; IIRC, got 3 days....I would have gladly stayed a week or more!
The first stay, I recall vividly how good the food tasted. The soup was divine.....by child #3.....I mentioned to the food service person, that the soup wasn’t as *good* as B4......did they change the recipes? Or chef? She said, no....it was Campbell’s Soup right out of the can. Times they was achangin’ ;P