Midwife-led birthing centres in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Uganda: an economic evaluation of case study sites.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates will require the expansion and strengthening of quality maternal health services. Midwife-led birth centres (MLBCs) are an alternative to hospital-based care for low-risk pregnancies where the lead professional at the time of birth is a trained midwife. These have been used in many countries to improve birth outcomes.

Methods

The cost analysis used primary data collection from four MLBCs in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Uganda (n=12 MLBC sites). Modelled cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted to compare the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER), measured as incremental cost per disability-adjusted life-year (DALY) averted, of MLBCs to standard care in each country. Re

SUBMITTER: Callander EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10982789 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature