Economic costs at age five associated with very preterm birth: multinational European cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to estimate the economic costs of care provided to children born very preterm and extremely preterm across 11 European countries, and to understand what perinatal and socioeconomic factors contribute to higher costs.

Methods

Generalised linear modelling was used to explore the association between perinatal and sociodemographic characteristics and total economic costs (€, 2016 prices) during the fifth year of life.

Results

Lower gestational age was associated with increased mean societal costs of €2755 (p < 0.001), €752 (p < 0.01) and €657 (p < 0.01) for children born at < 26, 26-27 and 28-29 weeks, respectively, in comparison to the reference group born at 30-31 weeks. A sensitivity analyses that excluded variables (BPD, any neon

SUBMITTER: Kim SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9556316 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature