Cost analysis of an intrapartum quality improvement package for improving preterm survival and reinforcing best practices in Kenya and Uganda.

Carolyn Smith HughesElizabeth ButrickJuliana NamutunduEaster OlwandaPhelgona OtienoPeter WaiswaDilys WalkerJames G Kahn

Published in: PloS one (2023)

If taken up and implemented, the PTBi package has the potential to save preterm lives, with potential steady-state (maintenance) costs that would be roughly 5-15% of total per-birth healthcare costs in Uganda and Kenya.

Keyphrases

healthcare
gestational age
quality improvement
low birth weight
preterm birth
primary care
human health
patient safety