Summary of maternal and infant cost analysis included in the cost-consequence analysis over study period (expressed in 2017–18 UK prices)
| Decision support | No decision support | Mean cost difference (95% CI)† | |||
| n | Mean cost (SD) | n | Mean cost (SD) | ||
| From trial entry to hospital discharge | |||||
| Maternal | 17 566 | 4083.34 (1519.63) | 17 714 | 4061.62 (1043.26) | 22.03 (−4.79 to 48.85) |
| Infant | 21 150 | 224.66 (1890.84) | 21 245 | 243.21 (2355.46) | −17.70 (−58.70 to 23.29) |
| n | Mean estimate (SE) | n | Mean estimate (SE) | Mean difference (95% CI)† | |
| From hospital discharge to 2 years follow-up | |||||
| Maternal | |||||
| Community professional | 1908 | 273.77 (8.55) | 1890 | 259.01 (7.68) | 12.75 (−12.94 to 38.44) |
| Secondary care | 1908 | 468.97 (36.22) | 1890 | 663.37 (81.96) | −193.78 (−372.98 to −14.58)* |
| Total maternal follow-up | 1908 | 742.73 (39.82) | 1890 | 922.38 (84.39) | −178.27 (−364.28 to 7.74) |
| Infant | |||||
| Community professional | 1940 | 486.03 (15.62) | 1935 | 519.77 (17.89) | −30.77 (−76.82 to 15.28) |
| Secondary care | 1940 | 1001.83 (92.88) | 1935 | 855.20 (89.85) | 150.79 (−104.78 to 406.36) |
| Total infant follow-up | 1940 | 1487.87 (101.18) | 1935 | 1374.97 (98.52) | 120.02 (−157.89 to 397.94) |
*P<0.05.
†Adjusted for stratification factors used in the randomisation (centre and twin birth) and clustering due to twins and multiple birth episodes with 95% CIs used.