CHB may occur as a progression from second-degree heart block, or acutely, particularly after myocardial infarction; thus, its causative conditions are as listed above for second-degree heart block. It is treated acutely with atropine and temporary pacemaker insertion if required.
The average cost of a hospital delivery in America is $9,775, the highest in the world; In France, delivery costs $3,541, and in the UK it is just $2,641; Many industrialized countries offer flat fees for prenatal care and delivery, but in America, there is a separate charge for everything from a blood test to removing the placenta; By Margot Peppers
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, surveyed cost data for more than 109,000 hospital deliveries across the state in 2011. All of the cases involved women with private health insurance, and all were uncomplicated vaginal deliveries or uncomplicated Cesarean-section births. The results showed a wild â and completely unsubstantiated â variation in costs throughout California, from $3,296 for a vaginal delivery to a high of $37,227. The cost range for a C-section was equally wide, from $8,312 to almost $71,000. [Baby Basics: 7 Facts About Home Births]