Health economic evaluations of programs reducing preterm birth: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preterm birth has lifelong implications, placing a burden on individuals, families, communities and the health system. While several interventions to reduce preterm birth have been economically evaluated, no scoping review has been undertaken.

Objective

To conduct a scoping review of economic evaluations of interventions that have reduced preterm birth, identify gaps in the literature and inform future health care providers and researchers on the economic value of preterm birth reduction interventions.

Methods

Databases such as PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, EBSCO, Medline (OVID), EMBASE, NHS Health Technology Assessment, the Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Registry, and the NHS Economic Evaluation Database and grey literature

SUBMITTER: Chadha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11342894 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature