Directly Measured Costs of Severe Maternal Morbidity Events during Delivery Admission Compared with Uncomplicated Deliveries.

Michelle P DebbinkTorri D MetzRichard E NelsonSophie E JanesAlexandra KroesLori J BegayeCara C HeuserMarcela C SmidRobert M SilverMichael W VarnerBrett D Einerson

Published in: American journal of perinatology (2021)

· Severe maternal morbidity as defined by CDC criteria confers a 2.5-fold increase in delivery hospitalization costs.. · Intensive care unit admission or ≥ 4 units of blood products confer a fourfold increase in cost.. · Costs of maternal morbidity may motivate SMM review..

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
emergency department
early onset
gestational age
pregnant women
cell proliferation
drug induced
body mass index
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
preterm birth