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  • Inequitable use of health services for Indigenous mothers who experience stillbirth in Australia

    Author(s)
    Callander, Emily
    Fox, Haylee
    Mills, Kyly
    Stuart-Butler, Deanna
    Middleton, Philippa
    Ellwood, David
    Thomas, Joseph
    Flenady, Vicki
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Mills, Kyly M.
    Ellwood, David A.
    Fox, Haylee
    Callander, Emily J.
    Year published
    2021
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    Abstract
    Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify differences in health service expenditure on Indigenous and non-Indigenous women who experience a stillbirth, women's out-of-pocket costs, and health service use. Methods: The project used a whole-of-population linked data set called “Maternity1000,” which includes all women who gave birth in Queensland, Australia, between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2018 (n = 396 158). Multivariable analysis was undertaken to assess differences in mean health service expenditure; and number of health care services accessed between Indigenous and non-Indigenous women who had a stillbirth ...
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    Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify differences in health service expenditure on Indigenous and non-Indigenous women who experience a stillbirth, women's out-of-pocket costs, and health service use. Methods: The project used a whole-of-population linked data set called “Maternity1000,” which includes all women who gave birth in Queensland, Australia, between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2018 (n = 396 158). Multivariable analysis was undertaken to assess differences in mean health service expenditure; and number of health care services accessed between Indigenous and non-Indigenous women who had a stillbirth from birth to twelve months postpartum. Costs are presented in 2019/20 Australian dollars. Results: There was a total of 1864 babies stillborn to women in Queensland between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2018, with 135 being born to Indigenous women and 1729 born to non-Indigenous women. There was significantly lower total expenditure per woman for Indigenous women compared with non-Indigenous women ($16 083 and $18 811, respectively). This was consistent across public hospital inpatient ($12 564 compared with $14 075), outpatient ($1127 compared with $1470), community-based services ($198 compared with $313), pharmaceuticals ($8 compared with $22), private hospital ($434 compared with $1265), and for individual out-of-pocket fees ($21 compared with $86). Mean expenditure on emergency department services per woman was higher for Indigenous women compared with non-Indigenous women ($947 compared with $643). Indigenous women who experienced a stillbirth accessed fewer general practitioners, allied health, specialist, obstetrics, and outpatient services, and fewer pathology and diagnostic test than their non-Indigenous counterparts. Conclusions: Inequities in access to health services exist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous women who experience a stillbirth.
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    Journal Title
    Birth: Issue in Perinatal Care
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12593
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    This publication has been entered as an advanced online version in Griffith Research Online.
    Subject
    Public health
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing
    Science & Technology
    Life Sciences & Biomedicine
    Nursing
    Obstetrics & Gynecology
    Pediatrics
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/409348
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