Early elective deliveries in Mississippi: impact on health and medical care costs
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Issue brief (Center for Mississippi Health Policy)
- Contributor(s):
- Center for Mississippi Health Policy, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Jackson, Mississippi, : Center for Mississippi Health Policy, November 2013
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Labor, Induced -- adverse effects Labor, Induced -- economics Labor, Induced -- statistics & numerical data Forecasting Gestational Age Health Care Costs -- statistics & numerical data Health Policy Labor, Induced -- trends State Government Humans Mississippi United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- A large body of evidence indicates early elective birth is a major risk factor for increased neonatal illness and death, as well as a driver of medical costs. This issue brief describes the impact of early elective deliveries and examines policies designed to improve birth outcomes through postponing elective deliveries.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (4 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101722715 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101722715