title: Cost of gestational diabetes-related antenatal visits in health care based on the Finnish Medical Birth Register.
abstract: The aim was to evaluate frequency and costs of antenatal health care visits related to risk of gestational diabetes (GDM) using Birth Register. Costs among all GDM risk groups were 10-41% larger than non-risk groups. Primary health care is needed to reduce special health care costs related to GDM.
authors.affiliation: UKK Institute for Health Promotion, Tampere, Finland. paivi.kolu@uta.fi
authors.forename: Päivi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kolu
authors.forename: Jani
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raitanen
authors.forename: Riitta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test / Q000191:economics; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D018803:Models, Economic; D009819:Office Visits / Q000191:economics*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D012042:Registries