PROVO, Utah — A Utah father says he was charged to hold his newborn baby after his wife gave birth. Ryan Grassley posted a photo of a bill from Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah with the headline “I had to pay $39.35 to hold my baby after he was born,” to Reddit Monday.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the photo had been viewed more than 2.8 million times.The photo of the bill shows a charge for “Skin to Skin after C-Sect” for $39.35.
Grassley wrote on Reddit that the nurse let him hold baby Samuel on his wife Lidia’s chest and neck. Read the full story here ▶
