Economic costs of stillbirth

Relatively little is known about the costs of stillbirth. In comparison a great deal is known about common chronic diseases and their costs to society – the value of health resources used, and the costs to individuals in terms of out of pocket fees. Not knowing these costs for families who experience stillbirth makes it difficult to demonstrate the efficiency of stillbirth prevention activities – the real savings that can be made by preventing stillbirth. For this project we have initially quantified the costs of stillbirth between 2012 and 2015; next we will be assessing how these costs have changed over time.

Publication

Callander EJ, Thomas J, Fox H, Ellwood D, Flenady V. What are the costs of stillbirth? Capturing the direct health care and macroeconomic costs in Australia. Birth. 2020;47(2):183-90.