Estimating Nationwide Prevalence of Live Births with Down Syndrome and Their Medical Expenditures in Korea.
Gun Woo Victor ParkNam-Eun KimEun Kyoung ChoiHyeon Jong YangSungho WonYong Ju LeePublished in: Journal of Korean medical science (2019)
The prevalence of live birth with DS is high in the low socioeconomic group and the healthcare costs for the children with DS are significantly higher than those for non-DS children. Therefore, health authorities should help mothers at lower socioeconomic levels to receive adequate antenatal care and consider the cost of medical care for children with DS.