Between 2018 and 2020, the average additional health cost associated with pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care in the U.S. amounted to 18,865 U.S. dollars for women in large employer private health plans. Of which, 2,854 was paid out of pocket. The additional health cost of pregnancy and childbirth was even higher for those who had a cesarean section (c-section) compared to those who delivered their baby vaginally.*
Average additional health spending by people with large employer coverage who give birth, relative to those who do not give birth in the U.S. 2018-2020, by payer and type of birth
Female enrollees of reproductive age in large employer private health plans
Supplementary notes
Comparison was made: health spending (both the amount paid by insurers and that paid out-of-pocket by enrollees) for female enrollees (in large employer private health plans) of reproductive age who give birth, compared to those who do not give birth, holding age constant.
Does not include cost of infant care.
* Note: This additional health cost is not the actual cost of pregnancy and childbirth, as the source compared women who gave birth to those who did not. However, women who did not give birth also had other health costs incurred over the time period. Therefore the actual cost of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care is much higher.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (July 13, 2022). Average additional health spending by people with large employer coverage who give birth, relative to those who do not give birth in the U.S. 2018-2020, by payer and type of birth [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447794/health-costs-of-pregnancy-and-childbirth-us-by-payer-and-birth/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Average additional health spending by people with large employer coverage who give birth, relative to those who do not give birth in the U.S. 2018-2020, by payer and type of birth." Chart. July 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447794/health-costs-of-pregnancy-and-childbirth-us-by-payer-and-birth/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2022). Average additional health spending by people with large employer coverage who give birth, relative to those who do not give birth in the U.S. 2018-2020, by payer and type of birth. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447794/health-costs-of-pregnancy-and-childbirth-us-by-payer-and-birth/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Average Additional Health Spending by People with Large Employer Coverage Who Give Birth, Relative to Those Who Do Not Give Birth in The U.S. 2018-2020, by Payer and Type of Birth." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447794/health-costs-of-pregnancy-and-childbirth-us-by-payer-and-birth/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Average additional health spending by people with large employer coverage who give birth, relative to those who do not give birth in the U.S. 2018-2020, by payer and type of birth Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447794/health-costs-of-pregnancy-and-childbirth-us-by-payer-and-birth/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Average additional health spending by people with large employer coverage who give birth, relative to those who do not give birth in the U.S. 2018-2020, by payer and type of birth [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, July 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447794/health-costs-of-pregnancy-and-childbirth-us-by-payer-and-birth/
