OTA estimated that for every low birthweight birth averted by earlier or more frequent prenatal care, the US health care system saves between $14,000 and $30,000 in newborn hospitalization, rehospitalization in the first year, and long-term health care... A Call for Action: Supplement to the Final Report - Page 298by United States. Congress. Pepper Commission - 1990 - 241 pagesFull view - About this book
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - 1989 - 420 pages
...low birthweight and improves the health of the mother. The Office of Technology Assessment estimates that for every low birthweight birth averted by earlier...prenatal care, the US health care system saves between 114,000 and $30,000 in newborn hospitalization, re-hospital ization in the first year of life, and... | |
| United States. General Accounting Office - 1990 - 52 pages
...cost-effective program. The Office of Technology Assessment estimates that for every low-birth-weight birth averted by earlier or more frequent prenatal...health care system saves between $14,000 and $30,000 in short- and long-term health care costs associated with low birth weight. These savings are great compared... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - 1991 - 268 pages
...cost-effective program. The Office of Technology Assessment estimates that for every low-birth-weight birth averted by earlier or more frequent prenatal...health care system saves between $14,000 and $30,000 in short- and long-term health care costs associated with low birth weight. These savings are great compared... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - 1991 - 276 pages
...cost-effective program. The Office of Technology Assessment estimates that for every low-birth-weight birth averted by earlier or more frequent prenatal care, the US health care system saves between Si 4,000 and $30,000 in short- and long-term health care costs associated with low birth weight. These... | |
| 1990 - 1664 pages
...Children: Investing in the Future. Washington, DC: US Office of Technology Assessment. February, 1988. For every low birthweight birth averted by earlier...health care costs associated with low birthweight Lazarus, W. and Tirengel, J. 1988. oj). cjt. Lazarus, W. and West, K. 1987. op., tit Council on Maternal... | |
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