Born and Bread

The Atlantic on The High Cost of Having a Baby in America. “For women in many developed countries, having the baby—not paying for it—is the hard part. Giving birth in Finland, for example, will set you back a little less than $60. But in the U.S., the average new mother with insurance will pay more than $4,500 for her labor and delivery.” (Luckily, raising them is free from then on…)