title: Cost-effectiveness and patient satisfaction with pregnancy day care for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To quantify the cost-effectiveness of, and evaluate patient satisfaction with, day care for management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pregnancy Day Care Centre, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1200 consecutive women attending with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sociodemographic details and perinatal outcome were entered in a purpose designed computer program. A satisfaction questionnaire was administered to 130 women. Clinical costing data were calculated by casemix analysts to compare traditional inpatient and day care models of care.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An admission to the Pregnancy Day Care Centre cost an average of 684.85 dollars less than a traditional inpatient admission. Women had an overwhelming preference for day care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pregnancy day care is a cost-effective method of providing care for women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Women prefer day care to inpatient care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Perinatal Medicine, The Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dunlop
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Umstad
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reidy
authors.forename: Shaun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brennecke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000628:therapy*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy*