Hospital Charges Father $39.95 for Holding Newborn Son

found online by alert reader TB

 
From KTLA 5 in Los Angeles:

A new father says he was charged nearly $40 to hold his baby after his wife gave birth at a Utah hospital.

Reddit user “halfthrottle” posted an image of the hospital’s billing statement under the headline, “I had to pay $39.35 to hold my baby after he was born.”

The photo, posted Monday, has been viewed more than 2.8 million times within 24 hours.

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