Health care costs associated with gestational diabetes mellitus among high-risk women – results from a randomised trial

Table 3 Mean costs of delivery and treatment in a neonatal intensive care unit among women with risk of GDM

		Women with GDM		Comparison group
	Unit cost, €	Number of units	Cost, €	Number of units	Cost, €	p-value
Women		n = 251		n = 597
Vaginal delivery	1,758 €	178 (70.9%)	312,924	458 (76.7%)	805,164
Instrumental delivery	2,477 €	20 (8.0%)	49,540	50 (8.4%)	123,850
Elective cesarean section	2,741 €	20 (8.0%)	54,820	35 (5.9%)	95,935
Emergency cesarean section	3,662 €	33 (13.1%)	120,846	54 (9.0%)	197,748	0.18
Mean delivery cost per person			2,144		2,048	0.051
Newborn*		n = 118		n = 183
Neonatal intensive care unit †
Category A	8,107 €/ period	3	24,321	9	72,963
Category B	6,760 €/ period	5	33,800	0	-
Category C	3,541 €/ period	110	389,510	174	616,134
Mean newborn cost per person			1,783		1,154	p < 0.001

*Newborns without ICD-10 diagnosis were not included.
†Category A: Birthweight 1500–2499 g, inpatient days 1–22, including required examinations and treatments and ≤ 2 diseases with organic complications. Category B: Birthweight >2500 g, inpatient days 1–11, including required examinations and treatments and ≥ 1 disease with organic complications.
Category C: Birthweight >2500 g, inpatient days 1–7, including required examinations and treatments. No disease with organic complications.

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