Year
1994
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Public Health and Nutrition
Recommended Citation
Shorten, Allison, Obstetric early discharge versus traditional hospital stay: an economic analysis of current postnatal choices, Master of Science thesis, Department of Public Health and Nutrition, University of Wollongong, 1994. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/2680
Abstract
This study compares the cost of a traditional hospital postnatal stay for low-risk women with the alternative of Obstetric Early Discharge (OED). Given that it has been well established through Hterature that outcomes for OED are at least equal to that of a traditional hospital stay, a cost analysis is the method adopted by this evaluation (Drummond and Stoddart, 1985). An OED program is judged to be effective if the economic value of resources released is greater than the additional costs associated with running of the program (Scott et aL, 1992).
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.