ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2020
Impact of an integrated mother-preterm infant intervention on birth hospitalization charges.
Article in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Parents+: An Early Behavioral Intervention as a Pathway for Parent-Partnered Care.Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses · 2025Article
- Parents' Experiences With an Early Behavioral Intervention, H-HOPE, in the NICU and at Home: A Qualitative Study.Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses · 2025Article
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- The H-HOPE behavioral intervention plus Kangaroo Mother Care increases mother-preterm infant responsivity in Malawi: a prospective cohort comparison.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Protocol for implementation of an evidence based parentally administered intervention for preterm infants.BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine whether the H-HOPE (Hospital to Home: Optimizing the Preterm Infant's Environment) intervention reduced birth hospitalization charges yielding net savings after adjusting for intervention costs. STUDY
designOne hundred and twenty-one mother-preterm infant dyads randomized to H-HOPE or a control group had birth hospitalization data. Neonatal intensive care unit costs were based on billing charges. Linear regression, propensity scoring and regression analyses were used to describe charge differences.
resultsMean H-HOPE charges were $10,185 lower than controls (p = 0.012). Propensity score matching showed the largest savings of $14,656 (p = 0.003) for H-HOPE infants, and quantile regression showed a savings of $13,222 at the 75th percentile (p = 0.015) for H-HOPE infants. Cost savings increased as hospital charges increased. The mean intervention cost was $680 per infant.
conclusionsLower birth hospitalization charges and the net cost savings of H-HOPE infants support implementation of H-HOPE as the standard of care for preterm infants.
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