Published: December 9, 1988. BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 8â Christopher Connelly, who starred in the television series ''Peyton Place'' and ''Paper Moon,'' died Wednesday of cancer. He was 47 years old.
Across the U.S., many families know firsthand how high maternity care costs are. As noted in The Times recently, giving birth in the U.S. is more expensive than any other country in the world. Total costs average $18,329 for a vaginal delivery and $27,866 for a C-section, with the bulk of the bill going to insurers. However, families with insurance still have to pay about $3400 out of pocket.
1 According to a study by the March of Dimes Foundation, the average out-of-pocket cost for a vaginal delivery for privately insured patients was $463 and for a C-section, $523. 2  Usually, the baby receives a separate bill, which typically ranges from $1,500 to $4,000 for a healthy baby delivered at term. can't believe how much labor & delivery costs have increased for us over the years. Baby #1 (born 2002) cost less than $2K, baby #2 (2005) cost $2.5K and baby #3 (2008) cost $3k. Now baby #4 has been born (2012) & our insurance claims are saying we owe $5200 so far & they haven't even processed my OB's claim yet.