Table 3: Utility and cost estimates of neonatal health states.

Variable Point estimate (range) Reference Acute respiratory disease      Utility 0.87 (0.79–0.93) [17]  Cost ($)       34 weeks 2,505 (334–50,657)     35 weeks 1,081 (315–31,866) [18]   36 weeks 863 (305–18,370)   Chronic respiratory disease      Utility 0.88 (0.80–0.94) [17]  Cost ($) 56,641 (5,919–74,217) [19] Neurodevelopmental delay in childhood      Utility 0.76 (0.66–0.84) [17]  Cost ($) 270,790 (135,395–541,582) [20] Death in childhood      Utility 0.01 (0.001–0.02) [21]  Cost ($) 56,500 (27,960–83,881) [22] Child health      Utility 1.00 (1.00) [17]  Cost ($) 0.00 (0.00)   Delivery cost      Without ACS ($) 8,449 (5452–13,980) [22]  With ACS ($) 16,277 (11,414–17,628) [23]

ACS: antenatal corticosteroids.