Cost of managing atonic postpartum haemorrhage with uterine balloon tamponade devices in public health settings of Maharashtra, India: an economic microcosting study.

Atonic PPH management in public health facilities of Maharashtra with condom-UBT, ESM-UBT or Bakri-UBT accounts to 3.8%, 3.8% or 5.2% of the state's annual spending on reproductive and child health services. These findings can guide policy-makers to include PPH complication management in publicly financed health schemes. Economic evaluation studies can use this evidence to determine cost effectiveness of UBT in Indian settings.