Is it common for obgyn collect the payments for upcoming delivery?

My obgyn asking me to make 4 x500$ payments for the upcoming delivery. (According to what my insurance covers this would be my estimated out of pocket). This is very strange to me because when I delivered in NJ I never payed more than 20$ a visit and then got the bill after the delivery.

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Yes, happened to us! It's normal

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It happened to us for my first pregnancy! we had to pay like $2,500 to my obgyn office but this pregnancy we haven’t& won’t have to pay for any baby visits! (Different Insurances)

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Thanks everyone. How does it work if it cost less they give you back what you overpay?

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