Luxury Birthing Suites Offer Luxe Comforts

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services the average hospital birth costs around $10,000. Add any complications or Caesarean sections and the price can jump to more than $20,000.

But that doesn't include the costs of some of the most luxurious birthing suites where celebrities and those who have, well, much larger checkbooks than you or I might have can choose to deliver their babies.. When you were checking out maternity hospitals did you have a 24-hour concierge on your list?

It’s also not uncommon for posh moms to have massage therapists, make-up artists, aroma therapists and even personal chefs as part of their birthing entourage. Professional videographers and photographers may be on hand to record the birth much like James Cameron documented the Titanic.

Add to that the ultra high-end birthing suites in hospitals in the luxury capitals of Los Angeles and New York and you might think having a baby is more like a vacation than what it really is: asking a turkey to run through a keyhole.

Take Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. Amenities include a personal doula and a three-room suite for an additional $3,784. Also wandering around are a manicurist, hair stylist and pedicurist. A little Kardashian and a little Beckham entered the world in one of these suites.

How about Mount Sinai in New York? The luxury suites overlook Central Park and offer post-partum massages, ultra-soft swaddling blankets and other fun stuff. A little Diddy and a baby Paltrow had their debuts here.

And lastly the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in L.A. Medical supplies are hidden away lest they disturb the serenity of the wood paneled walls and subdued overhead lighting. Food is delivered by a tuxedoed “food ambassador” and rooms come with a multitude of electronics so husbands won’t miss the game and new moms can keep up with “The Bachelor”.

These birthing suites can had by mere mortals as well, so moms-to-be can feel just as pampered and comforted as Beyonce or Nicole Kidman. But no matter whether you’re tabloid news or just a happy new parent it all comes down to a soft new life, endless diaper changes and the pure joy of having a new baby.

Not that a concierge would be all that bad.

Birthing suite news comes from Parents Magazine.