Table 5.

Mean charges* to women and their family from randomisation to birth.

	Intervention group (n = 52)	Routine-care group (n = 56)
	Adjusted mean	Adjusted mean
Paid child care	$24	$13
Travel (to & from appts.)	$46	$42
Blood glucose monitoring equipment & consumables	$53	$17
Food substitution: additional expenditure	$20	$10
Subtotal	$143	$82
Mother time off paid work	$84	$145
Partner time off work	$141	$75
Total	$367	$302

* In 2002 Australian dollars, pecuniary and non-pecuniary costs. Wages calculated at the rate of Average Weekly Earnings (ABS).

Adjusted for maternal age, race or ethnic group, and parity.

Rounded to whole dollars.

Costs did not differ between groups