. 2017 Sep 11;7(9):e016960. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016960

Table 1.

Unit cost (2015, €) in base case analysis, and sensitivity analysis using maximum cost prices and cost prices resulting from bottom-up calculation

		Unit	Base case analysis	Sensitivity analysis
		Unit		Maximum cost in literature	Bottom-up calculation
Consultation and medication during first and second stage	Home visit by a midwife	Visit	49⁵⁷
	Gynaecological consultation	Visit	20³⁷
	Oxytocin	Dose	0.60⁴³
	Epidural	Procedure	185⁴⁴	526³⁸	252
	Remifentanil	Procedure	86⁴⁶
	Morphine	Procedure	0.60⁴³
	Pethidine	Procedure	0.62⁴³
	Nalbuphine	Procedure	3.25⁴³
	Nitrous oxide	Procedure	422⁴⁵
	General anaesthesia	Procedure	391³⁹	713³⁹	713
	Cardiotocography	Procedure	151³⁸
Birth (staffing, overhead and referral) and intervention during second stage	Birth at birth centre	Procedure	980
	Birth at birth centre with referral	Procedure	725
	Birth at home	Procedure	604⁵⁷
	Birth at home with referral	Procedure	598⁵⁷
	Birth at hospital	Procedure	1136³⁹
	Birth at hospital with referral	Procedure	1130³⁹	1130³⁹	916
	Additional costs after referral
	Spontaneous birth	Procedure	677³⁸	1223⁴²	209
	Vacuum extraction	Procedure	637³⁸	1445⁵⁸	418
	Forceps extraction	Procedure	637³⁸	1445⁵⁸	516
	Caesarean section	Procedure	868³⁸	2157⁵⁸	1403
Intervention and consultation during third stage	Blood transfusion	Procedure	446³⁷	578	578
	Oxytocin	Dose	0.60⁴³
	Repair perineal tear	Procedure	15⁴³
	Repair perineal tear in operating theatre	Procedure	678³⁸	1057	957
	Manual removal of placenta	Procedure	746³⁸	746³⁸	1059
	Paediatric consultation	Visit	16³⁷
	Gynaecological consultation	Visit	20³⁷
Admission and transport	Admission mother and child
	Hospital stay—ward	Day	398⁴²
	Hospital stay—medium care	Day	605⁴²
	NICU stay	Day	1679⁴²
	Ambulance transport—urgent	Procedure	559³⁷
	Ambulance transport—non-urgent	Procedure	270³⁷
Postnatal care	Postpartum consultation by a midwife	Visit	33⁵⁷
	Birth centre stay	Day	372
	Maternity care assistance	Hour	45³⁹
	Maternity care assistance	Once	84³⁹