How much does a normal birth cost?

Every mother hopes that her child is healthy and safe and has a smart little head. Among many pregnant women, there is a popular saying that babies born naturally are smarter than babies born by caesarean section because they have gone through the process of birth canal squeezing. Many pregnant mothers also believe this, so in order for the baby to be smarter, they must choose to give birth naturally. So how much does a normal birth cost?

The cost of a normal birth is determined by a variety of factors, and the costs required will vary depending on the physical condition of the pregnant woman. Generally speaking, the cost of natural childbirth is between 3,000 and 1,000 yuan. The cost of choosing a natural birth is affected by the following factors:

1. Selection of hospital outpatient clinic. Different hospitals have different outpatient charges. A general low-level hospital outpatient visit may only cost a few hundred yuan, while a hospital with more serious diseases may cost two to three thousand or even more.

2. Choose a natural birth method. If the pregnant woman only chooses natural childbirth, the cost is relatively low. If she uses methods such as labor analgesia, doula delivery, water delivery, etc., the cost will be higher.

3. Detailed information of the pregnant woman. If the pregnant woman has complications during delivery or the fetus is too large and requires other midwifery methods, it will cost a lot.

Therefore, there is no unified data on how much a natural birth costs, but the cost of a natural birth can be reimbursed in many hospitals. Pregnant women can consult the selected hospital before giving birth.

When a mother chooses to give birth naturally, the squeezing of the birth canal will cause irregular deformation of the baby's head, but this deformation will gradually heal as the child grows and develops. Although this type of birth canal squeezing will cause some changes in the baby's brain capacity and sulci, it has no effect on the baby's IQ. Because the compression of the birth canal will neither increase the number of baby's neurons nor improve the properties of baby's synaptic information transmission. Therefore, the idea that babies become smarter through squeezing through the birth canal is not scientifically proven.