The father and mother of a child born out of wedlock are jointly and severally liable to pay the reasonable expenses related to the mother’s:

(1) Pregnancy or prenatal care for the child;

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(2) Labor and delivery of the child; and

(3) Postpartum recovery and any medical complications arising from pregnancy with the child.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.2101; SL 1984, ch 190, § 3; SL 1997, ch 155, § 31; SL 2023, ch 84, § 1.