Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Increasing birth rates have raised questions for policy makers and hospital management about the economic costs of childbirth. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this article is to identify and review all existing scientific studies in relation to the economic costs of alternative modes of childbirth delivery and to highlight deficiencies in the existing scientific research. METHOD:We searched Cochrane, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, EconLit, the Excerpta Medica Database, the Health Economic Evaluations Database, MEDLINE and PubMed. RESULTS:Thirty articles are included in this review. The main findings suggest that there is no internationally acceptable childbirth cost and clinical outcome classification system that allows for comparisons across different delivery modes. CONCLUSION:This review demonstrates that a better understanding and classification of the costs and associated clinical outcomes of childbirth is required to allow for valid comparisons between maternity units, and to inform policy makers and hospital management.
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scandjournal_title
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavicaauthors
Fahy M,Doyle O,Denny K,McAuliffe FM,Robson Mdoi
10.1111/aogs.12117subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-05-01 00:00:00pages
508-16issue
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0001-6349issn
1600-0412journal_volume
92pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract:INTRODUCTION:Gynecological cancer patients are routinely followed up for five years after primary treatment. However, the value of such follow up has been debated, as retrospective studies indicate that first recurrence is often symptomatic and occurs within two to three years of primary treatment. We prospectively inv...
journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/aogs.13199
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:This study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of HPV-DNA (Human Papilloma Virus) testing as a triage strategy for persistent borderline and mild cytological abnormalities. METHODS:A prospective cross-sectional study involving 321 women registered between January and December 2001 with two smears showi...
journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
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doi:10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00155.x
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Infections are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in preschool children. We aimed to assess the impact of the co-occurrence of cesarean section, early birth and formula feeding on hospitalization with infection in early childhood. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Population-based retrospective record-linkage ...
journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/aogs.13371
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::A specialized Vulva Clinic with dedicated gynecologists and dermatologists was established in Oslo, Norway, in 2003. Fifty-eight women referred to the clinic in 2003-2009 were diagnosed with genital erosive lichen planus. All patients filled out a questionnaire. Gynecological examination, including vaginal inspection,...
journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/00016341003681231
更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/00016340902934688
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/00016348909006141
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:When complications arise in the delivery room, midwives and obstetricians operate at the interface of life and death, and in rare cases the infant or the mother suffers severe and possibly fatal injuries related to the birth. This descriptive study investigated the numbers and proportions of obstetricians ...
journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/00016340600676474
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1982-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1111/aogs.13714
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/aogs.13559
更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/00016349309013366
更新日期:1993-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1034/j.1600-0412.2002.810908.x
更新日期:2002-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/aogs.12757
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/aogs.13578
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/00016347409157759
更新日期:1974-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
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doi:10.3109/00016349609033306
更新日期:1996-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/00016349609055025
更新日期:1996-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/00016349809004288
更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1080/00016340701832661
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00316.x
更新日期:2003-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/00016348809004163
更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/00016340500409976
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/00016348409155506
更新日期:1984-01-01 00:00:00