Total cost comparison of standard antenatal care with a weight gain restriction programme for obese pregnant women

Summary Objective To perform a cost comparison of a weight gain restriction programme for obese pregnant women with standard antenatal care, and to identify if there were differences in healthcare costs within the intervention group related to degree of gestational weight gain or degree of obesity a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Public health (London) 2011-05, Vol.125 (5), p.311-317
Hauptverfasser:	de Keyser, N, Josefsson, A, Monfils, W.G, Claesson, I.-M, Carlsson, P, Sydsjö, A, Sydsjö, G
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antenatal care Cost Control Cost-effectiveness Costs and Cost Analysis Exercise Female Females Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data Health costs Humans Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Intervention MEDICIN MEDICINE Motivation Obese women Obesity - prevention & control Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications - prevention & control Pregnant women Prenatal Care Sweden Weight Gain Weight restriction Women
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary Objective To perform a cost comparison of a weight gain restriction programme for obese pregnant women with standard antenatal care, and to identify if there were differences in healthcare costs within the intervention group related to degree of gestational weight gain or degree of obesity at programme entry. Study design A comparison of mean healthcare costs for participants of an intervention study at antenatal care clinics with controls in south-east Sweden. Methods In total, 155 women in an intervention group attempted to restrict their gestational weight gain to
ISSN:	0033-3506 1476-5616 1476-5616
DOI:	10.1016/j.puhe.2011.02.004