posted at 10:31 am on October 6, 2016 by Larry O’Connor at HotAir

Hospital charges new mom 40 bucks to hold her newborn son

posted at 10:31 am on October 6, 2016 by Larry O’Connor

It’s referred to as “skin-to-skin” contact but it’s really the most natural act a person can think of. The act of holding a newborn infant, just released from the safe yet cramped confines of his mother’s womb for nine months, against his mother’s bare skin. The physical contact provides warmth, comfort and emotional satisfaction for the infant and the mother who has also just gone through a it of a traumatic experience.

The benefits of the “skin-to-skin” moment are clear and universally acknowledged:

As the father of four children, I’m familiar with the procedure and it’s a beautiful, healthy and supremely natural moment. So, naturally, it’s gonna cost ya.

A father in Utah has become an Internet sensation by posting the bill from his hospital after the birth of his son. The “skin-to-skin” encounter between he, his wife and their new baby cost them $39.35. After posting a picture of the bill to Reddit, he’s become the symbol of outrageous excess in America’s medical system… you know, all the outrageous excess President Obama promised to eliminate with the Affordable Care Act…. read more here