Neonatal health care costs of very preterm babies in England: a retrospective analysis of a national birth cohort

Objectives Babies born between 27+0 and 31+6 weeks of gestation represent the largest group of very preterm babies requiring National Health Service (NHS) care; however, up-to-date, cost figures for the UK are not currently available. This study estimates neonatal costs to hospital discharge for thi...

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Published in:	BMJ Paediatrics Open
Main Authors:	Neena Modi, Helen Campbell, Miaoqing Yang, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Thillagavathie Pillay, Elaine M Boyle
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2023-12-01
Online Access:	https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/7/1/e001818.full

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