Maternal Medical Complexity: Impact on Prenatal Health Care Spending among Women at Low Risk for Cesarean Section
Cunningham SD, Herrera C, Udo IE, Kozhimannil KB, Barrette E, Magriples U, Ickovics JR. Maternal Medical Complexity: Impact on Prenatal Health Care Spending among Women at Low Risk for Cesarean Section. Women's Health Issues 2017, 27: 551-558. PMID: 28420558, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenHealth care servicesHealth care spendingMaternal comorbiditiesMore comorbiditiesCesarean deliveryComorbid conditionsLower riskCare servicesCare spendingExpensive health care servicesPrenatal periodCare expendituresMore comorbid conditionsMaternal health conditionsEpisode of careHealth Care Cost InstituteHealth care expendituresHealth-related servicesCesarean sectionPatient characteristicsPreexisting diabetesMedical complexityObstetric proceduresComorbidities