Title: How Much Does it Cost to Have a Baby? | The Simple Dollar
Headings: How Much Does it Cost to Have a Baby?
How Much Does it Cost to Have a Baby?
The Rising Costs of Having a Child
Estimating the Costs of Prenatal Care and Delivery
Prenatal Care with Health Insurance
Marketplace Coverage
Employer Coverage
Medicaid Coverage
Pregnancy Costs for the Uninsured
How to Reduce Maternity Costs
Cost of Raising a Child Calculator
What Your Baby Really Needs Through Age One
What to have at the hospital
Must-haves: 0 to 3 months old
Must-haves: 3 to 6 months old
Must haves: 7 to 12 months old
The Bottom Line on the Cost of Having a Child
Holly Johnson

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The decision to have a baby is a big one, and one of the least understood aspects of child-rearing is “how much will it cost?” While some of the underlying costs of raising a child remain constant, a wide range of factors influence what you’ll actually pay for prenatal care, delivery, and raising a child to age one. This guide will help you to understand and plan for these expenses with an integrated baby cost calculator tool. In this article, we’ll show you how to: Estimate your medical costs
Anticipate the financial impact of taking maternity leave
Budget for the ongoing costs of taking care of a newborn
While becoming a parent is one of the most surprising endeavors you will ever take on, planning for some of life’s certainties can make the experience less stressful and more fulfilling over time.