Labor and delivery cost

I know this might be a bit of a controversial question, but I’m curious to hear different perspectives: In a relationship where everything is split 50/50, who do you think should cover the hospital bill for childbirth? Should it still be split equally, or should the father take on more since the mother is the one physically going through the experience?

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Being someone who does things 50/50 as well. We are splitting the cost. Did not consider the physical part to be honest. It’s more how our finances work and for us to both not be in debt

Our finances are so intertwined that we’ve never once actually talked about who’s paying for it. Generally speaking we contribute a pretty even amount to everything so it’s not a conversation we’ve ever really needed to have.

We have really good insurance so we’re hoping it’s mostly covered but if we do have to pay he’ll probably start paying it and I’ll give him money to go towards it. Both of our money goes to the home/ family one way or another anyway so we don’t think about it.

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