An economic evaluation of water birth: The cost-effectiveness of mother well-being

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 916-919

  Pagano, Eva ^a   De Rota, Barbara ^a   Ferrando, Alberto ^a   Petrinco, Michele ^b   Merletti, Franco ^a   Gregori, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Monfalcone   (Italy)

Author keywords

cost effectiveness analysis; mother well being; water birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ITALY; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WATER BIRTH; WELLBEING;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MOTHERS; PERINEUM; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956931320     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01220.x     Document Type: Article

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