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Screening may help prevent low birthweight

Preventing low birthweight in infants by screening and providing prenatal treatment for the mother at risk can significantly reduce the medical costs incurred in caring for these babies.

Millions of dollars in medical bills can be saved when the cost of standard prenatal medical screening of mothers is compared to the costs of hospitalizing and caring for a low birthweight infant, Richard Behrman, M.D., said in an interview before the AAP Annual Meeting, where he discussed the topic during a plenary session. Dr. Behrman is a professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.