Costs of publicly provided maternity services in Rosario, Argentina Los costos de servicios maternos públicos en Rosario, Argentina

• Main Authors: Josephine Borghi (Author), Silvia Bastus (Author), María Belizan (Author), Guillermo Carroli (Author), Guy Hutton (Author), Julia Fox-Rushby (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: This study estimates the costs of maternal health services in Rosario, Argentina. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The provider costs (US$ 1999) of antenatal care, a normal vaginal delivery and a caesarean section, were evaluated retrospectively in two municipal hospitals. The cost of an antenatal v...