Comparing Costs to the Public Healthcare System Between Induction of Labor and Expectant Management, Stratified by Parity and Gestation: An Australian Population‐Based, Retrospective Cohort Study
These findings suggest that higher costs associated with IOL in low-risk women are likely due to the intervention itself-such as increased intrapartum procedures or complications-rather than underlying maternal risk. This supports previous evidence of higher cesarean rates after IOL and highlights the need for further evaluation of its cost-effectiveness in the Australian context.
Authors
- Valerie Slavin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7688-2498)
- Joanne Enticott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4480-5690)
- Emily Joy Callander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7233-6804)
- Yanan Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1794-7789)
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- Griffith University (AU)
- Gold Coast Hospital (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Birth
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.70035
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06
Funders
- Queensland Health
- Australian Government