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| Jun 27, 2012 at 16:35 | comment | added | Crake | Agreed about induction, I think doctors want to cover their asses for liability reasons and not go past 42.5 weeks. State law even dictates midwives have to transfer care to an MD at 42 weeks. Going in, we had a doula and were dead set on a natural birth, but once 42.5 weeks rolled around, she wasn't comfortable going any longer. In retrospect, waiting another week would probably have been a good idea | |
| Jun 27, 2012 at 15:13 | comment | added | David Manheim | Sorry - that seems miserable. 3K deductible implies HDHP, which might be a good idea, but these type of events make it difficult. Also, 3 days of induction is why more and more doctors think inducing should only be for signs of medical distress by the baby, not because it's been "too long" - but it's hard to make that case to your own doctor. | |
| Jun 26, 2012 at 18:56 | comment | added | Crake | The total cost pre-insurance was 60k, so our portion was the 3k deductible and then a percentage based coinsurance after that. We were in the hospital for 7 days, 3 days of failed induction followed by a c-section and then recovery. We went in at 42.5 weeks for the induction | |
| Jun 26, 2012 at 13:21 | comment | added | David Manheim | I'm surprised at the cost for delivery and labor; This is after Insurance? Was there a percentage copay, or were there uncovered expenses? | |
| Jun 25, 2012 at 20:54 | history | answered | Crake | CC BY-SA 3.0 |