A photo of a woman's hospital bill has outraged the internet after it was posted to Reddit, revealing that she was charged a $56 fee to hold her newborn following delivery.
The hospital bill shows a breakdown of her expenses, including delivery by C-section, and a fee for "skin to skin after c-section".
The woman's husband commented on the Reddit post, explaining: "During the C-section the nurse asked my wife if she would like to do skin-to-skin after the baby was born. Which of course anyone would say yes too [sic]. We just noticed it in the bill today."
![The new parents were surprised to see a fee incurred for holding their baby. Photo / Reddit](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6XIUSV3YK47WO2NFRPJPFFHO44.jpg?auth=e182cb557fe7f67b4f2770c3377e0d571ed2e61ef0642606bd62c3084ede47d1&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)
He went on to say that the experience of holding their newborn was not a negative one, but they were amused about being charged for it.