Mean NHS and non-NHS contacts per baby for the behavioural intervention, educational intervention, and control groups pertaining wholly or in part to infant crying and sleeping problems
| Mean (SD) contacts per baby | Unit cost (£) | Mean (SD) cost per baby (£) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioural intervention (n = 159) | Educational intervention (n = 159) | Control (n = 148) | Behavioural intervention (n = 159) | Educational intervention (n = 159) | Control (n = 148) | ||
| NHS contacts | |||||||
| Mother visits health visitor at clinic or surgery | 1.35 (2.29) | 1.59 (2.54) | 1.12 (2.04) | 6.18 | 8.37 (14.15) | 9.81 (15.72) | 6.93 (12.59) |
| Health visitor or midwife visits mother at home | 1.81 (2.63) | 2.11 (3.16) | 2.07 (3.08) | 28.23 | 51.02 (74.19) | 59.44 (89.14) | 58.54 (86.95) |
| Mother telephones health visitor or midwife | 0.35 (1.02) | 0.38 (0.94) | 0.36 (0.75) | 12.60 | 4.41 (12.81) | 4.77 (11.78) | 4.48 (9.50) |
| Mother visits GP at surgery | 0.61 (1.12) | 0.71 (1.19) | 0.51 (0.92) | 18.00 | 11.07 (21.59) | 12.83 (21.50) | 9.24 (16.46) |
| GP visits mother at home | 0.16 (0.40) | 0.14 (0.48) | 0.19 (0.53) | 56.00 | 8.75 (22.25) | 7.70 (27.01) | 10.90 (29.60) |
| Total cost | 83.89 (116.92) | 95.55 (127.88) | 90.64 (123.30) | ||||
| Non-NHS contacts | |||||||
| Mother contacts friends and relatives | 1.96 (4.03) | 2.71 (6.47) | 2.20 (4.40) | ||||
| Mother telephones CRYSIS helpline | 0.01 (0.11) | 0.02 (0.18) | 0.02 (0.14) | ||||
| Mother telephones other helplines | 0.17 (0.50) | 0.16 (0.61) | 0.09 (0.43) | ||||
Mean costs per baby may not sum exactly due to rounding error.