Table 5.
Cost associated to BFHI accreditation (in Australian Dollar)
| Ten Steps | Category | Amount | Per year | Per 3 year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFHI Application fee | $ 9380.00 | every 3 year | $ 3126.67 | $ 9380.00 | ||
| Lunch for the assessor | $ 150.00 | $ 50.00 | $ 150.00 | |||
| Step 1b | Policy revision | $ 52.00 | per hour | $ 26.00 | $ 78.00 | |
| Policy communication to parents (printing and laminating cost) | $ 9.19 | per pc | Commercial price based on Officeworks | $ 30.63 | $ 91.90 | |
| Step 1c | BFHI Monitoring system | $ 31.00 | per hour | 1–2 h/every 6 months [104] | $ 124.00 | $ 372.00 |
| Step 2 | Staff training group 1 | $ 66.00 | per person | 100 staffs | $ 2200.00 | $ 6600.00 |
| Printing cost for supervised clinical practice record book | $ 2.88 | per booklet | Commercial price based on Officeworks | $ 96.00 | $ 288.00 | |
| Step 3 | Educator fee for antenatal class | $ 31.00 | per hour | level 2 staff; 2 h duration each class | $ 744.00 | $ 2232.00 |
| Printing cost for educational material (fact sheets) | $ 0.69 | per side | Commercial price based on Officeworks | $ 1380.00 | $ 4140.00 | |
| Step 5 | Nipple shield | $ 28.00 | each | Commercial price based on Chemist Warehouse | $ 1400.00 | $ 4200.00 |
| Pill-cups for cupfeeding | $ 1.00 | each | Commercial price based on Medela | $ 50.00 | $ 150.00 | |
| Hospital grade breastpump | $ 244.59 | each | Commercial price based on Nursing Angel | $ 81.53 | $ 244.59 | |
| Step 6 | Sucrose 24% | $ 55.00 | each | Data from interview | $ 13,750.00 | $ 41,250.00 |
| Formula NAN Pro 1 Gold | $ 16.00 | per tin | Data from interview | $ 240.00 | $ 720.00 | |
| Formula Pre NAN LBW RTF | $ 48.00 | per tin | Data from interview | $ 720.00 | $ 2160.00 | |
| 1 ml and 2 ml syringe | $ 1.00 | each | Data from interview | $ 150.00 | $ 450.00 | |
| medicine cups | $ 1.00 | each | Data from interview | $ 75.00 | $ 225.00 | |
| Step 7 | Rotary cottage (parents’ accommodation) | $ 40.00 | per night | paid by the patients | ||
| Rooming-in room | $ 362.00 (public patient) | per night | paid by the patients | |||
| $ 660.00 (private patient) | per night | paid by the patients | ||||
| Recliner for accompanying father in special care nursery | $ 478.00 | each | Commercial price based on Amart furniture | $ 159.33 | $ 478.00 | |
| Step 8 | Early feeding cues poster | $ 9.19 | per pc | Commercial price based on Officeworks | $ 30.63 | $ 91.90 |
| Step 9 | Counsel on the risk and use of pacifier and teat bottle | integrated with Step 3 | ||||
| Step 10 | Home visit | $ 31.00 | per hour | Level 1 or 2 | $ 62,000.00 | $ 186,000.00 |
| Grand Total | $ 86,433.80 | $ 259,301.39 |