Preterm birth lifetime costs in the United States in 2016: An update

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• Alternative Title:
  Semin Perinatol
• Personal Author:
  Waitzman, Norman J. ; Jalali, Ali ; Grosse, Scott D.
• Description:
  The societal cost of preterm birth indicates potential economic gains from interventions that reduce the incidence of preterm birth. Changes in the epidemiology of preterm birth and healthcare costs require periodic updates to cost estimates. Previously reported incremental cost estimates for the United States in 2004 were updated. The discounted present value of the excess cost associated with prematurity for the 2016 US birth cohort was estimated to be $25.2 billion: $17.1 billion for medical care of persons born preterm, $2.0 billion for delivery care, $1.3 billion for early intervention and special education, and $4.8 billion in lost productivity due to associated disabilities in adults. The nominal and inflation-adjusted incremental costs per preterm birth increased by 26% and 4%, respectively, during 2004-2016. The aggregate cost decreased by 4%, associated with declines in overall births and the preterm birth rate and changes in the distribution by gestational age.
• Keywords:
  Adult Developmental Disability Early Intervention, Educational Economic Costs Female Gestational Age Health Care Costs Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature, Diseases Infant Mortality Pregnancy Premature Birth Preterm Birth United States

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• Source:
  Semin Perinatol. 45(3):151390
• Pubmed ID:
  33541716
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10549985
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  45
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7b8d16c6e21eda2cc01328a158c393978b8ab4d6771d921d7cacab9a3e7a262b
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/133860/cdc_133860_DS1.pdf
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