Table 3 Cost Components
Resources | Units | Source | Cost Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
PROGRAM COSTS | |||
STANDARD CARE | |||
Freezer for pumped MOM storage | Number | Finance | Purchase price |
Human milk waterless warmer | Number | Finance | Purchase price |
Creamatocrit | Number | Finance | Purchase price |
Infant scale | Number | Finance | Purchase price |
Liners for waterless warmer | Number per mother | Finance | Purchase price |
Education materials | 1 set per mother | Finance | Purchase price |
Pump kit | 1 per mother | Finance | Purchase price |
Custom-fitted breast shields | 1 per mother | Finance | Purchase price |
Hospital grade HM storage containers | Number per mother | Finance | Purchase price |
Lactation support (Breastfeeding Peer Counselor [BPC]) | Hours per mother | T&M | Average hourly wage |
‘NICU ACQUIRES MOM’ GROUP | |||
Hospital-grade breast pump | Months used | Study | Monthly leasing cost |
Time to provide breast pump to mother (NICU Nurse) | Hours per mother | T&M | Average hourly wage |
Transportation of MOM | Number of trips | Study | Standard IRS mileage rate |
Time to transport MOM (Milk Courier) | Hours | Study | Hourly wage x number of trips |
Personal coolers | 2 per mother | Study | Purchase price |
Opportunity cost payment | Number of days pumped | Pump Log | $18.50 per day |
Debit card for opportunity cost payment | Weeks | Study | Set-up cost + (loading cost x number of weeks mother receives any opportunity cost payment) |
Time to track MOM received in NICU (BPC) | Hours | Study | Average hourly wage |
Time to process weekly opportunity cost payment (Research Manager) | Hours | Study | Average hourly wage |
Application development and maintenance for mobile pumping log (Analyst) | Hours | Study | Average hourly wage |
‘MOTHER PROVIDES MOM’ GROUP | |||
Time to lease breast pump to mother (NICU Nurse) | Hours | Study | Average hourly wage |
Time for monthly collection of breast pump leasing fee (NICU Nurse) | Hours | Study | Average hourly wage |
Time to retrieve leased breast pump at NICU discharge (NICU Nurse) | Hours | Study | Average hourly wage |
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM | |||
NICU hospital stay | Resources used | Finance | Cost to Rush for hospital and providers to deliver care |
DONOR HUMAN MILK | |||
mL of donor milk consumed | mL | EMR, Finance | Hospital purchase price per mL |
Time to process and route DHM order (NICU Nurse) | Hours | T&M | Hourly wage |
Shipping fees to NICU | Shipments and quantity per shipment | Finance | Hospital purchase price |
Freezer DHM storage | Number | Finance | Purchase price annualized over 15 years / maximum quantity held / 365 |
Time to determine DHM amount to prepare, based on available MOM supply (Dietitian) | Hours | T&M | Hourly wage |
NICU space to prepare DHM feedings to ensure safe handling | Square feet | Finance | NICU cost per square foot |
Time to prepare DHM feeding (BPC) | Hours | T&M | Hourly wage |
PARTICIPANT COSTS | |||
Time spent pumping | Time spent | Pump Log | Average hourly wage |
Breast pump lease | Months | Study | Lease cost per month |
Travel time to and from NICU | Time per trip; number of trips | Self-Report | Average hourly wage |
Time spent in NICU | Number of visits; hours per visit | Self-Report | Average hourly wage |
Transportation (e.g., public transportation, taxi, personal vehicle) | Number of trips | Self-Report | Cost per trip |
Mother and other caregiver meals away from home | Number of meals | Self-Report | Cost per meal |
Other out-of-pocket costs | Number | Self-Report | Cost per item |