Economic costs of birth defects and cerebral palsy - United States, 1992. From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | Date: September 22, 1995 | COPYRIGHT 1995 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

An analysis of the number of cerebral palsy cases and the condition's accompanying birth defects shows that treatment of the defects is an estimated $503,000 for each new case. The cost to treat 18 structural birth defects was calculated to provide a better cost estimate of the savings that could be obtained if the conditions were prevented. The total cost savings in 1992 for the 18 conditions was estimated at $8 billion, due to early and numerous surgeries and low productivity to society. An...

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