Triple return on investment: the cost and impact of 13 interventions that could prevent stillbirths and save the lives of mothers and babies in South Africa

Table 5 Projected incremental costs and effects in 2030 with family planning at 70%

	Additional lives saved			Incremental costs (US$)	Life years gained	Incremental cost (US$)/LY gained
	Stillbirth	Maternal	Neonatal	Incremental costs (US$)	Life years gained	Incremental cost (US$)/LY gained
Interventions for stillbirth prevention
Syphilis detection and treatment	160	-	0	106 550	9 600	11
Hypertensive disease case management	460	150	-	35 040	31 650	1
Diabetes case management	180	-	-	8 194 520	10 800	759
MgSO4 Management of pre-eclampsia	450	70	-	5 492 600	28 890	190
Fetal growth restriction detection and management	690	-	-	2 876 410	41 400	69
Labor and delivery management	3 050	400	1 540	19 447 320	286 200	68
Induction of labor for pregnancies lasting 41+ weeks	390	-	-	2 436 610	23 400	104
Interventions for maternal and newborn health
Early detection and treatment of HIV	-	610	-	10 930 280	16 470	664
Tetanus toxoid immunization	-	2	50	614 240	3 054	201
Antibiotics for PPROM	-	20	470	769 780	28 740	27
Antenatal corticosteroids	-	-	2 030	4 527 270	121 800	37
Active management of the third stage of labor	-	80	-	1 547 670	2 160	717
Neonatal resuscitation	-	-	760	81 670	45 600	2
Total	5 380	1 332	4 850	57 059 960	649 764	88

US$ = United States Dollars; numbers rounded to nearest 10 to indicate uncertainty.

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