The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal healthcare costs: a time series analysis of pregnancies of multi-ethnic mothers in South London, United Kingdom.

BMC Med · 2025 · PMC12217901 · PMID 40598387

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Main results Model 1: effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on monthly pregnancy costs According to the ITS model, there was an increasing trend in maternity costs prior to the pandemic, with costs increasing £4 (95% CI 0.3–6.8) per month per pregnancy (Table 3 ).

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