The epidemiology, etiology, and costs of preterm birth

HA Frey, MA Klebanoff - Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
After decades of rising preterm birth rates in the USA and other countries, recent prematurity
rates seem to be on the decline. Despite this optimistic trend, preterm birth rates remain …

Stillbirths: economic and psychosocial consequences

AEP Heazell, D Siassakos, H Blencowe, C Burden… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Despite the frequency of stillbirths, the subsequent implications are overlooked and
underappreciated. We present findings from comprehensive, systematic literature reviews …

Lifetime costs of perinatal anxiety and depression

A Bauer, M Knapp, M Parsonage - Journal of affective disorders, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Anxiety and depression are common among women during pregnancy and the
year after birth. The consequences, both for the women themselves and for their children …

Short-and long-term outcomes of moderate and late preterm infants

G Natarajan, S Shankaran - American journal of perinatology, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Late (34–36 weeks' gestational age) and moderate (32–33 6/7 weeks' gestational age)
preterm infants constitute approximately 84% of all preterm infants. Over the past few …

Planned birth before 39 weeks and child development: a population-based study

JP Bentley, CL Roberts, JR Bowen, AJ Martin… - …, 2016 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of gestational age and mode of birth with early
child development. METHODS: Population-based record linkage cohort study was …

Economic costs associated with moderate and late preterm birth: a prospective population‐based study

KA Khan, S Petrou, M Dritsaki… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We sought to determine the economic costs associated with moderate and late
preterm birth. Design An economic study was nested within a prospective cohort study …

[HTML][HTML] Economic assessment of neonatal intensive care

IGS Cheah - Translational pediatrics, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Most of the studies on the costing of neonatal intensive care has concentrated on the costs
associated with preterm infants which takes up more than half of neonatal intensive care unit …

Homelessness contributes to pregnancy complications

RE Clark, L Weinreb, JM Flahive, RW Seifert - Health Affairs, 2019 - healthaffairs.org
Homelessness during pregnancy poses significant health risks for mothers and infants. As
health care providers increase their emphasis on social determinants of health, it is …

The effect of childbirth self-efficacy on perinatal outcomes

EL Tilden, AB Caughey, CS Lee, C Emeis - Journal of Obstetric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To synthesize and critique the quantitative literature on measuring childbirth self-
efficacy and the effect of childbirth self-efficacy on perinatal outcomes. Data Sources Eligible …

Cost effects of preterm birth: a comparison of health care costs associated with early preterm, late preterm, and full-term birth in the first 3 years after birth

J Jacob, M Lehne, A Mischker, N Klinger… - The European Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Preterm birth is one of the main causes for infant morbidity and mortality. Apart from negative
health outcomes, preterm birth also produces significant health care expenditures. This …