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Table 6 Long-term costs (Euros) after delivery among PTL/PTB mothers, by GA and sector

From: Short and long-term costs among women experiencing preterm labour or preterm birth: the German experience

 

< 28 weeks

28–36 weeks

≥ 37 weeks

All

 

N

Mean

Median (IQR)

N

Mean

Median (IQR)

N

Mean

Median (IQR)

N

Mean

Median (IQR)

First Year Post Discharge

30

  

463

  

929

  

1422

  

Outpatient sector

 

674

368 (263580)

 

394

285 (190482)

 

351

281 (181430)

 

372

283 (187–448)

Inpatient sector

 

815

0 (0101)

 

313

0 (00)

 

236

0 (00)

 

273

0 (00)

Prescribed medications

 

312

121 (14307)

 

219

39 (0107)

 

93

27 (068)

 

139

30 (081)

Other servicesa

 

378

187 (58418)

 

377

191 (57502)

 

264

127 (0391)

 

303

153 (0420)

Total Costs

 

2178

1027 (614–3084)

 

1302

690 (376–1182)

 

944

568 (308–955)

 

1087

607 (329–1053)

Second Year Post Discharge

13

  

288

  

560

  

861

  

Outpatient sector

 

433

234 (176530)

 

372

218 (110474)

 

313

224 (105406)

 

335

224 (107421)

Inpatient sector

 

661

0 (0607)

 

318

0 (00)

 

181

0 (00)

 

234

0 (00)

Prescribed medications

 

1517

53 (2692)

 

311

36 (0116)

 

156

30 (079)

 

228

32 (092)

Other servicesa

 

20

0 (00)

 

185

0 (076)

 

83

0 (056)

 

116

0 (058)

Total Costs

 

2631

530 (229–1282)

 

1185

331 (142–994)

 

732

332 (130–687)

 

912

332 (134–751)

Third Year Post Discharge

6

  

174

  

304

  

484

  

Outpatient sector

 

386

417 (216520)

 

395

265 (146497)

 

363

259 (138461)

 

375

263 (140481)

Inpatient sector

 

1746

0 (03412)

 

478

0 (00)

 

240

0 (00)

 

344

0 (00)

Prescribed medications

 

93

83 (32150)

 

367

47 (14125)

 

225

44 (12100)

 

275

45 (12107)

Other servicesa

 

164

44 (0173)

 

172

0 (085)

 

99

0 (060)

 

126

0 (077)

Total Costs

 

2389

1068 (652–3575)

 

1412

389 (188–855)

 

928

385 (181–845)

 

1120

388 (183–867)

  1. aNote that other services include: Remedies (e.g., physiotherapy, massage, manual therapy, occupational therapy); Medical devices (e.g., measurement devices, medical devices, inhalation devices); Midwife services (e.g., antenatal preparation, home visits after birth); Driving services (e.g., ambulance service, patient transportation); Other (e.g., household help, home care necessary for medical treatment);
  2. Abbreviations: GA gestational age, IQR interquartile range, PTB preterm birth, PTL preterm labour