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Table 10 Newborn average length of stay and total hospital charge by type of bed placement

From: Substance use during pregnancy: impact on Colorado community hospital

Type of Charge

Average Length of Stay for Newborns ± sda

Total Cost of Hospital Stay for a Newborn

Normal Newborn

2.6 ± 1.2 days (only cannabis)

$6618.17

SCNSY

11.4 ± 18.3 days (only cannabis)

$40,584.00

Normal Newborn

5.2 ± 6.2 days (other drugs)

$13,364.00

SCNSY

41.5 ± 53.5 days (other drugs)

$147,751.64

  1. Abbreviation: SCNSY Special care nursery
  2. a The average length of stay of cannabis-exposed newborns was significantly shorter than that of other-drug exposed newborns according to a two-sample t-test of log-transformed values (t = − 5.79, df = 185, p < 0.001)