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PROVO, Utah — A Utah father says he was charged to hold his newborn baby after his wife gave birth.
Ryan Grassley posted a photo of a bill from Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah with the headline "I had to pay $39.35 to hold my baby after he was born," to Reddit Monday. As of Tuesday afternoon, the photo had been viewed more than 2.8 million times.
The photo of the bill shows a charge for "Skin to Skin after C-Sect" for $39.35.
Grassley wrote on Reddit that the nurse let him hold baby Samuel on his wife Lidia's chest and neck. He said they had a positive experience at the hospital.
The father told PIX11 he thought the bill was "funny and a bit ridiculous" so he decided to share it on Reddit.