How Much Did You Pay For Midwife Services? - Page 2

[MoonStarFalling]

I'm surprised at the differences too. We pay more because we live 1.5 hrs from her so $1800 for the birth and post birth check up, labs, BC etc. Everything else is optional. $40 for a prenatal check up, $50 for a birthpool with all supplies, $50 for having your placenta dried and encapsulated.

[cchrissyy]

homebirth was going to be $4000 here so we opted for a hospital midwife and paid far less.

[RoadWorkAhead]

My MW now (transferred at 33-34 weeks) charges 4000$ total I think (3000$ since I transferred late) and $25 for a birth kit. Medicaid covers all but the birth kit and supplies I bought off the birth supply list (maybe 75$ worth or so....could have done it cheaper, but ran out of time)

[witchbaby]

here in denver, we paid $2800 (iirc).

[user_name]

We live in Houston, TX & have seen some clear trends in pricing for homebirth MW services. I don't know if we're really still considering homebirth, but while we were looking into it, the prices we were quoted ranged from $2000 to $5600. It seemed as though the price went up with experience, CNM-status (as opposed to CPM or other), and having an office outside the MW's home.
HTH!

[MommytoTwo]

My midwife charges $4000, of which I have to pay 20% ... so I pay $800 out of pocket. Oh, and I also had to pay her $300 at the first appointment.

[momto l&a]

It looks like I may be using a mw out of Sacramento and she charges 4,000
Birth kit is $60

Have no idea what prenatals cost.


In Idaho we paid 1,800 and $60 for the birth kit

Our insurance doesn't cover mw's :

Am surprised that 2 of the other poster who live in Cal that have cheaper mw's Though 4'000 was the average price in Cal for a mw.

[lizziejackie]

Here in Iowa, my mw -- who is independent, but only births at hospitals -- charged $2500. Insurance didn't cover HER fees, but did cover labs and hospital stays. I also had to pay a "covering doctor fee" for being a VBAC, $200 out of pocket. (Yes, a complete crock.) There's a mw who does HB in town, but she's not an option (she doesn't VBAC), so I don't know what she costs.

I feel my mw was worth every penney...I just wish insurance would pay for it!

[DoomaYula]

My midwife (I could be pregnant RIGHT NOW, I'm not sure yet!) will charge $3800 + driving fees. She's worth about 100k, in my opinion. I'll try to get ins to cover some of it but if they don't, we'll pay her somehow.

[nova22]

In Northern Virginia, the midwife services are about $2500. That's how much I'm paying for mine, but I've seen a few for less and a few for more. I don't remember how much the kit is because I'm not far along enough to buy it yet.

[JenInO]

Here in Long Island, NY, midwives are hard to find. Mine charges $5,995. I am lucky that my insurance pays 80% of this, after I pay a $600 deductible. My total cost out-of-pocket is about $1,750. This is for a birth at a hospital birth center. There will be a separate charge for the hospital - I do not yet know what it is.

[Phoebe]

$2400
$3000 last time