May Reduce Overall Treatment Costs2,8
Can reduce complications and may save up to $1,200 per patient.2,3,4,5,6
97%
of physicians would recommend use of
the Fetal Pillow7
1. FDA Approval Letter – July 27,2017.
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4. Toner, Richard W.; Pizzi, Laura, Leas; Brian, Ballas; Samir K.; Quigley, Alyson; Goldfarb, Neil I. Costs to Hospitals of Acquiring and Processing Blood in the US. A Survey of Hospital-Based Blood Banks and Transfusion Services. Jefferson School of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. USA Appl Health Econ Health Policy 2011; 9 (1): 29-37.
5. Dexter, Franklin, MD, PhD; Ledolter, Johannes, PhD; Wachtel, Ruth E., PhD, MBA. Tactical Decision Making for Selective Expansion of Operating Room Resources Incorporating Financial Criteria and Uncertainty in Subspecialties’ Future Workloads. Anesth Analg 2005;100:1425–32.
6. Blood Transfusion and Cesarean Delivery, Obstetrics & Gynecology. Rouse, Dwight J. MD, MSPH, et al. October 2006 – Volume 108 – Issue 4 – p 891-897 doi:10.1097/01.AOG.0000236547.35234.8c.
7. Lassey, Sarah C.; Little, Sarah E.; Saadeh, Michael; Patton, Nicole; Farber, Michaela K.; Bateman, Brian T.; Robinson, Julian N. Cephalic Elevation Device for Second-Stage Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstetrics & Gynecology: March 10, 2020.
8. Safa, H. , Beckmann, M. Comparison of maternal and neonatal outcomes from full-dilatation cesarean deliveries using the Fetal Pillow or hand-push method. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 2016;135(3):281-284.