Optimal obstetric care reduces neonatal healthcare costs compared with substandard care in hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Optimal obstetric care was more cost-effective, less costly, and clinically more effective, lowering average healthcare costs per newborn while reducing the incidence of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy compared with substandard care.
Authors
- Riina Jernman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7459-2032)
- Mika Gissler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8254-7525)
- Paulus Torkki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1127-4205)
- Vedran Stefanović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5230-1698)
- Mikko Tarvonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3289-2173)
- Sture Andersson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9026-412X)
- Ville Tuppurainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6660-189X)
- Tommi Riehunkangas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5998-6137)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2025.12.007
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.99