{"id":2169,"date":"2021-05-03T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T18:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beecofriendly.org\/?p=2169"},"modified":"2021-05-03T17:15:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T21:15:03","slug":"jai-accouche-aux-etats-unis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beecofriendly.org\/en\/jai-accouche-aux-etats-unis\/","title":{"rendered":"I gave birth in the United States!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A childbirth is a happy event that is being prepared so that everything goes as well as possible. We leave behind his French references and our actions to reduce waste. And you embrace the American way while you are in the hospital, which has a pretty good side.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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My two children were born in the United States, each in a different state - New York and Connecticut. An experience far from resembling childbirth in France.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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A delivery in the USA costs between $ 30,000 and $ 80,000 but this cost depends on several variables: the place of your delivery (hospital, city, state), the conditions on the B (birth) day and your Health Insurance. If your insurance is French, you will pay the full amount of the non-negotiated cost and will be reimbursed thereafter. In the case of American insurance, their brokers will have negotiated the rates beforehand. Most importantly, you will only pay a smaller amount - from 5 to 10%.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Apart from the astronomical cost, being pregnant and giving birth are somewhat different. The partner is included in the pregnancy from the announcement with a beautiful formula \u201cWe get pregnant\u201d. We only named the woman to announce the great news in France.<\/strong>And on the day of delivery, no sheet to hide. The partner sees the whole process, maybe a little too much. For my first one, my husband even held one of my legs with the nurse to help me push. <\/span><\/p>\n

Nurses<\/strong> : great women. Apart from your partner, you are accompanied and supported by a nurse upon your arrival at the hospital and she stays with you until delivery. They have been a great comfort to me; present to relax, advise me and help me give birth to my children. I cannot thank them enough. The gynecologist (OBGYN) only appeared at the end for the delivery, in my case.<\/span><\/p>\n

You are going to tell me: what does this have to do with the environment? The trousseau<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For my oldest, I had very little feedback and everyone told me that everything would be fine. From the American-style gynecologist telling me that everything is fine even if there were a few complications. You don't stress a patient. But if your doctor is worried you can be sure the situation is serious.<\/span><\/p>\n

I only had a friend who gave birth in NYC. And ditto, I didn't have to worry about it. No clear answer.<\/span><\/p>\n

I thought I saw the Florence Foresti sketch in Mother Fucker - \"The Pregnancy.\" Moms who have given birth are apparently not allowed to speak. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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So I asked a very good friend in France what to prepare. I received two sets to make: one for mom and a second for baby. A long list of things for both of us to prepare.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

I finally got my answer when I visited the hospital. You bring the bare essentials, i.e., outgoing clothes for you and the baby, a toiletry bag for you and NOTHING ELSE<\/strong> \u2026 Easy !!! The partner is the one who will have to carry everything, you have to think of him - says the nurse.<\/span><\/p>

The hospitals where I gave birth provided everything we needed for both of us during our stay: from gowns to postpartum panties, from diapers to baby clothes, plus towels and other products \/ medicines.<\/span><\/p>

\u00c7a semble \u00eatre le r\u00eave pour un couple – moins de pr\u00e9paration et de stress. Mais derri\u00e8re cette facilit\u00e9, se cache un fonctionnement qui se r\u00e9f\u00e8re au premier paragraphe. On ne vous offre pas ces affaires, vous les payez. Les h\u00f4pitaux aux USA ne sont pas publics et ne re\u00e7oivent quasi aucune aide de l\u2019Etat. Pour fonctionner, ils font appel \u00e0 des sponsors – individuels qui r\u00e9alisent des donations, jusqu\u2019aux entreprises qui placent leur produit notamment laits maternis\u00e9s et les couches. Autant dire que ce n\u2019est pas les couches les plus \u00e9cologiques.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Le jour du d\u00e9part on continue le placement de produits en vous offrant un paquet de couches et des bouteilles de lait maternis\u00e9 avec des t\u00e9tines \u00e0 usage unique.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

When I got home I used these gifts. My husband was not convinced by cloth diapers. And the formula bottles have helped us a lot for my two children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

We are a long way from a Zero Waste approach and maybe I could have done better - refusing these gifts at birth would have been a solution. But for couples who, like us, are space out, I can only be admiring and grateful for this gesture of support for parents. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A childbirth is a happy event that is being prepared so that everything goes as well as possible. We leave behind his French references and our actions to reduce waste. 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