Do severe maternal morbidity and adequate prenatal care affect the delivery cost? A nationwide cohort study for 11 years with follow up

J. Y. Nam; E. Cho; E. C. Park

doi:10.1111/1471-0528.15895

Do severe maternal morbidity and adequate prenatal care affect the delivery cost? A nationwide cohort study for 11 years with follow up

J. Y. Nam, E. Cho, E. C. Park

Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

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Abstract

Objective: To explore whether severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and adequate prenatal care (PNC) affect delivery cost. Design: Population-based retrospective cohort study. Setting: National Health Insurance Service National Sample Cohort in Korea. Population: A total of 90 035 deliveries in 2003 and 2013. Methods: Severe maternal morbidity was determined using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's algorithm. Delivery medical costs were calculated by estimating claimed total medical costs using year-specific inflation adjustment factors. Adequate PNC was estimated by the Kessner Adequacy of Prenatal Care Index. To estimate adjusted mean delivery medical costs related to SMM, we applied a generalised estimating equation model with log link and γ distribution, by adjusting for all covariates. Main outcome measures: Delivery cost was calculated by estimating claimed total medical cost during delivery hospitalisation using year-specific inflation. Results: Of the 90 035 deliveries, 2041 (2.27%) involved SMM. Women with SMM had a greater adjusted mean cost of delivery (US$ 1,263, 95% CI US$ 1,196–1,334) than those without (US$ 740, 95% CI US$ 729–750). Interestingly, women who had inadequate PNC had higher delivery medical costs than those with adequate PNC, adjusted for all covariates. Conclusion: Delivery involving SMM was associated with nearly doubled medical costs. Additionally, inadequate PNC increased the medical costs of delivery. The current study confirmed the burden of SMM and found that adequate PNC might be a useful preventive factor in reducing medical costs. Tweetable abstract: We found that women with severe maternal morbidity and inadequate prenatal care had increased medical costs during delivery hospitalisation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1623-1631
Number of pages	9
Journal	BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Volume	126
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.15895
Publication status	Published - 2019 Dec 1

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Funding Information:
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. We would like to thank the NHIS, which produced and provided data based on a nationwide cohort survey. We would also like to thank our colleagues at the Research Institute of Asian Women in Sookmyung Women's University, who have provided their advice on intellectual content.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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