Hema Mistry

Sep 26, 2024 | fn.bmj.com | Hema Mistry |Gillian Weaver |Natalie S Shenker

DiscussionThis paper reports a recent cost data collection template completed by 10 HMBs in the UK. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first national HMB infrastructure costing survey. Of the 10 out of 14 HMBs that provided costing information, the average cost per litre of DHM ranged from £95.94 to £274.88 (average, £173.49). Staffing costs contributed the majority of the cost per litre.

Nov 3, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Emily J. Callander |Debra Bick |Hema Mistry

1 INTRODUCTION Maternity care is challenged by increasing rates of high cost medical interventions in low-risk service users without demonstrable improvement in health outcomes, and with evidence of significant long-term harm, including negative effects on physical, mental, and social, well-being for birthing people postpregnancy, as well as negative developmental effects for children over their lifetime.1, 2 Combined with low levels of satisfaction with care,3 rapidly escalating costs,4 and...