The financial impact of offering publicly funded homebirths: A population-based microsimulation in Queensland, Australia

CONCLUSION: A considerable amount of inpatient health care costs around birth could be saved if 5 % of women booked at their local public hospitals, planned to give birth at home through a public-funded homebirth program. This finding supports the establishment and expansion of the homebirth option in the public health care system.PMID:37524616 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.07.129

Source: Women Birth - July 31, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Yanan Hu Jyai Allen David Ellwood Valerie Slavin Jenny Gamble Jocelyn Toohill Emily Callander Source Type: research