title: Cost analysis of prenatal care using the activity-based costing model: a pilot study.
abstract: The cost of prenatal care in a private nurse-midwifery practice was examined using the activity-based costing system. Findings suggest that the activities of the nurse-midwife (the health care provider) constitute the major cost driver of this practice and that the model of care and associated, time-related activities influence the cost. This pilot study information will be used in the development of a comparative study of prenatal care, client education, and self care.
authors.affiliation: T heresa  G esse  is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gesse
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Golembeski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Potter