National Center for Child Health and Development Reports Findings in Information Technology (Annual numbers of diagnoses and medical expenses for obstetric diseases in Japan: A report from the National Database of Health Insurance Claims): Information Technology

2024 FEB 08 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- New research on Information Technology is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating from Tokyo, Japan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “The present study aimed to estimate the total numbers of obstetric diseases diagnosed, total amounts of medical expenses claimed for obstetric diseases, their averages per livebirth, and yearly trends in Japan. This is a secondary analysis of the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups of Japan (NDB) (data from 2015 to 2019).”

Financial support for this research came from Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development.

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from National Center for Child Health and Development, “The target population was women of reproductive age (15-49 years old) with diseases in pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium, defined by having O codes according to the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision. We calculated the numbers of obstetric diseases diagnosed, amounts of medical expenses claimed for obstetric diseases marked with the ‘main injury/disease decision flag,’ and the totals divided by the annual numbers of livebirths, by year and women’s age group. From 2015 to 2019, both the numbers of obstetric diseases diagnosed and amounts of medical expenses claimed for obstetric diseases per livebirth were on an upward trend, whereas the total numbers of obstetric diseases diagnosed were decreased. Women in advanced age groups had a higher number of diagnoses and a higher amount of medical expenses for obstetric diseases per livebirth. ‘Preterm labour without delivery’ had the highest amounts of medical expenses claimed for and the second highest numbers of diagnoses throughout the study period. This study suggests that pregnant women in Japan would have an increasing number of obstetric complications and necessary medical expenses year by year.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Further study is warranted to elucidate these trends and identify possible mitigation measures.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Annual numbers of diagnoses and medical expenses for obstetric diseases in Japan: A report from the National Database of Health Insurance Claims. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, 2024. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research can be contacted at: Wiley, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell - http://www.wiley.com/; Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1447-0756)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Maiko Suto, Dept. of Health Policy, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan. Additional authors for this research include Chie Nagata, Naho Morisaki, Tohru Kobayashi and Kenji Takehara.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1111/jog.15891. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Publisher contact information for the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research is: Wiley, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA.

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