Cost analysis of the CTLB Study, a multitherapy antenatal education programme to reduce routine interventions in labour.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess whether the multitherapy antenatal education 'CTLB' (Complementary Therapies for Labour and Birth) Study programme leads to net cost savings.

Design

Cost analysis of the CTLB Study, using analysis of outcomes and hospital funding data.

Methods

We take a payer perspective and use Australian Refined Diagnosis-Related Group (AR-DRG) cost data to estimate the potential savings per woman to the payer (government or private insurer). We consider scenarios in which the intervention cost is either borne by the woman or by the payer. Savings are computed as the difference in total cost between the control group and the study group.

Results

If the cost of the intervention is not borne by the payer, the average saving to the payer was calculated to be

SUBMITTER: Levett KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829839 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature