๐ฅ Health Just gave birth or are about to? Share your story and questions about costs What does it cost to give birth in the U.S. these days? NP NPR News 3 Jul 2026 5 hours ago 1 min read NPR News โ 3 July 2026 Text: Aโ A+ 1 0 0 ๐๏ธ Listen ๐ Translate ๐ Translate: ๐ฌ๐ง EN ๐ธ๐ฆ AR ๐ต๐ฐ UR ๐ฎ๐ณ HI ๐ซ๐ท FR ๐ช๐ธ ES ๐ฉ๐ช DE ๐น๐ท TR ๐จ๐ณ ZH ๐ท๐บ RU ๐ง๐ท PT โ ๐๏ธ AI Podcast โ Two-Host Discussion Just gave birth or are about to? Share your story and questions about costs Kokoro TTS ยท ~5 min episode ยท American English voices โ ๐ค Voice Selectionโผ tap to expand Choose voices for Host A and Host B. Changes take effect on next play. Host A ๐ฅ Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Fenrir (Rich, authoritative) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Onyx (Strong, broadcast) Liam (Youthful, conversational) Bella (Warm, expressive) Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Daniel (Polished, clear) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) Alejandro (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) Siwis (F, expressive) Alpha (F, clear) Gongitsune (F, natural) Kumo (M, deep) Xiaobei (F, bright) Yunyang (M, warm) Alpha (F, natural) Omega (M, clear) Sara (F, expressive) Nicola (M, rich) Dora (F, warm) Alex (M, clear) Host B ๐ฆ Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Bella (Warm, expressive) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Dora (F, warm) Alejandro (M, clear) Siwis (F, expressive) Nezuko (F, bright) Tebukuro (F, calm) Kumo (M, deep) Yunxi (F, energetic) Yunyang (M, warm) Omega (M, clear) Alpha (F, natural) Nicola (M, rich) Sara (F, expressive) Alex (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) ๐๏ธ Regenerate with Selected Voices A Now Speaking โ Generating podcastโฆ Synthesising speech โ will play automatically when readyโฆ โถ 0:00 / 0:00 1ร What does it cost to give birth in the U.S. these days? Maybe you saved and planned ahead but were still hit with unexpected expenses. Trying to map o Read Full Story at NPR News โ Advertisement Just gave birth Share your story questions costs ticker:GE React: ๐ฅ0 ๐ฎ0 ๐ข0 ๐ก0 โค๏ธ0 ๐ค0 Read original story at NPR News Sources NPR News Sponsored Related Stories ๐ฅ Health Puberty blocker trial will help reduce harm, says Cass report author BBC Health ยท 10 days ago ๐ฅ Health Recent studies show fathers' brains change after bringing home a new baby NPR Health ยท 12 days ago ๐ฅ Health Flu outbreak tests new Pentagon vaccine policy NPR Health ยท 12 days ago ๐ฅ Health The public health team watching the World Cup NPR Health ยท 11 days ago ๐ฅ Health Hunters cautiously welcome new Lyme disease vaccine NPR News ยท 6 days ago ๐ฅ Health DOJ memo stokes fear among disability advocates of a return to institutionalization NPR Health ยท 12 days ago