Unadjusted mean (SD) costs (2015, €) in categories per woman according to planned place of birth
| Planned place of birth | Consultation and medication during first and second stage† | Birth and intervention during second stage‡ | Intervention and consultation during third stage§ | Admission and transport¶ | Postnatal care†† | Total |
| Birth centre (n=1668) Ref | 155 (140) | 1074 (321) | 55 (179) | 254 (858) | 1823 (311) | 3361 (1015) |
| Hospital‡‡ (n=701) | 148 (134) | 1015 (327)*** | 39 (145)** | 288 (1013) | 1863 (269)** | 3354 (1143) |
| Home (n=1086) | 105 (106)*** | 696 (286)*** | 43 (157) | 201 (845)** | 1898 (215)*** | 2942 (892)*** |
| Birth centre—location | ||||||
| Freestanding (n=65) | 98 (109)*** | 1280 (260)*** | 32 (116) | 193 (558) | 1884 (288) | 3487 (641) |
| Alongside (n=1202) Ref | 163 (143) | 1061 (307) | 51 (172) | 260 (860) | 1827 (304) | 3362 (976) |
| On-site (n=401) | 141 (132)** | 1078 (358) | 71 (205) | 245 (947) | 1804 (331) | 3338 (1164) |
| Birth centre—integration profile | ||||||
| MOBC (n=923) | 163 (136) | 1112 (290) | 48 (162) | 231 (770) | 1841 (289) | 3394 (867) |
| MIBC (n=349) | 147 (138) | 961 (332)*** | 70 (220) | 327 (1046) | 1763 (348)** | 3268 (1225) |
| MUBC (n=396) Ref | 144 (149) | 1085 (356) | 57 (176) | 244 (929) | 1835 (318) | 3366 (1118) |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
†Consultation and medication includes: home visit by a midwife, gynaecological consultation, pain relief and cardiotocography during first and second stage.
‡Birth and intervention includes: community midwife, maternity care assistance, overhead costs and additional costs after referral during second stage.
§Intervention and consultation includes: blood transfusion, oxytocin, repair perineal tear, manual removal of placenta, consultation by paediatrician/gynaecologist during third stage.
¶Admission and transport includes: admission mother and/or child to hospital and ambulance transport.
††Postnatal care includes: consultation by a midwife, birth centre stay, maternity care assistance.
‡‡Community midwife led.
MIBC, mixed group of birth centre; MOBC, monodisciplinary-oriented birth centre; MUBC, multidisciplinary-oriented birth centre.