Cost of providing skilled birth attendance during delivery
| Study | Country | Service | Facility type | Facility ownership | Personnel (US$) | Equipment (US$) | Medicines (US$) | Supplies (US$) | Laboratory (US$) | Blood (US$) | Housekeeping (US$) | Lodging (US$) | Capital (US$) | Overheads (US$) | Administration (US$) | Communication (US$) | Repair and maintenance (US$) | Utility (US$) | Indirect (US$) | Adjusted cost per service provided (US$) |
| Entringer et al.40 | Brazil | Caesarean delivery | Hospital | Public | 330.78 | – | – | 48.16 | – | – | – | – | 13.20 | – | 8.45 | – | – | – | – | 400.59 |
| Entringer et al.40 | Brazil | Vaginal delivery | Hospital | Public | 262.42 | – | – | 15.80 | – | – | – | – | 32.03 | – | 9.74 | – | – | – | – | 319.98 |
| Odhiambo et al.45 | Rwanda | Caesarean delivery (all phases) | Hospital | Public | 53.86 | – | 116.86 | 130.80 | – | – | – | – | 4.95 | – | – | – | – | – | 29.27 | 335.75 |
| Khan & Zaman42 | Pakistan | Caesarean delivery | Hospital | Public | 133.84 | 15.49 | 15.49 | – | 1.79 | 8.13 | 2.87 | 23.90 | 43.33 | – | 11.95 | 6.21 | 15.30 | 64.53 | – | 342.82 |
| Odhiambo et al.45 | Rwanda | Caesarean delivery (post) | Hospital | Public | 22.25 | – | 58.97 | 64.33 | – | – | – | – | 23.42 | – | – | – | – | – | 24.59 | 193.55 |
| Zeng et al.37 | Bangladesh | Caesarean section | Clinic | NGO | 93.11 | – | 38.79 | – | 2.15 | – | – | – | – | 3.27 | – | – | – | – | – | 137.32 |
| Odhiambo et al.45 | Rwanda | Caesarean delivery (intra) | Hospital | Public | 19.91 | – | 48.24 | 57.89 | – | – | – | – | 1.17 | – | – | – | – | – | 1.17 | 128.39 |
| Orach et al.29 | Uganda | Caesarean section | Hospital | Public | 35.33 | – | 19.64 | 17.15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 72.11 |
| Khan & Zaman42 | Pakistan | Vaginal delivery | Hospital | Public | 33.46 | 3.57 | 3.57 | – | 0.36 | 1.43 | 0.72 | 5.98 | – | – | 3.11 | 1.43 | 3.82 | 16.73 | – | 74.19 |
| Odhiambo et al.45 | Rwanda | Caesarean delivery (pre) | Hospital | Public | 12.88 | – | 9.65 | 7.50 | – | – | – | – | 18.74 | – | – | – | – | – | 3.51 | 52.28 |
| Zeng et al.37 | Bangladesh | Vaginal delivery | Clinic | NGO | 24.26 | – | 7.90 | – | 1.25 | – | – | – | 8.60 | 2.04 | – | – | – | – | – | 44.06 |
| Collins et al.46 | Rwanda | Vaginal delivery | Health centre | Public | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.00 |
| Orach et al.29 | Uganda | Vaginal delivery | Health centre IV | Public | 15.58 | – | 0.56 | 2.01 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18.15 |
| Orach et al.29 | Uganda | Vaginal delivery | Hospital | Public | 16.11 | – | 0.22 | 1.99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18.31 |
| Orach et al.29 | Uganda | Vaginal delivery | Health centre III | Public | 13.06 | – | 0.57 | 1.69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15.32 |
| Orach et al.29 | Uganda | Vaginal delivery | Health centre II | Public | 11.47 | – | 0.37 | 1.62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13.45 |
NGO, non-government organisation.