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Table 5 Cost associated to BFHI accreditation (in Australian Dollar)

From: Social value of maintaining baby-friendly hospital initiative accreditation in Australia: case study

Ten Steps

Category

Amount

  

Per year

Per 3 year

 

BFHI Application fee

$ 9380.00

every 3 year

 

$ 3126.67

$ 9380.00

 

Lunch for the assessor

$ 150.00

  

$ 50.00

$ 150.00

Step 1b

Policy revision

$ 52.00

per hour

 

$ 26.00

$ 78.00

Policy communication to parents (printing and laminating cost)

$ 9.19

per pc

Commercial price based on Officeworks

$ 30.63

$ 91.90

Step 1c

BFHI Monitoring system

$ 31.00

per hour

1–2 h/every 6 months [104]

$ 124.00

$ 372.00

Step 2

Staff training group 1

$ 66.00

per person

100 staffs

$ 2200.00

$ 6600.00

Printing cost for supervised clinical practice record book

$ 2.88

per booklet

Commercial price based on Officeworks

$ 96.00

$ 288.00

Step 3

Educator fee for antenatal class

$ 31.00

per hour

level 2 staff; 2 h duration each class

$ 744.00

$ 2232.00

Printing cost for educational material (fact sheets)

$ 0.69

per side

Commercial price based on Officeworks

$ 1380.00

$ 4140.00

Step 5

Nipple shield

$ 28.00

each

Commercial price based on Chemist Warehouse

$ 1400.00

$ 4200.00

Pill-cups for cupfeeding

$ 1.00

each

Commercial price based on Medela

$ 50.00

$ 150.00

Hospital grade breastpump

$ 244.59

each

Commercial price based on Nursing Angel

$ 81.53

$ 244.59

Step 6

Sucrose 24%

$ 55.00

each

Data from interview

$ 13,750.00

$ 41,250.00

Formula NAN Pro 1 Gold

$ 16.00

per tin

Data from interview

$ 240.00

$ 720.00

Formula Pre NAN LBW RTF

$ 48.00

per tin

Data from interview

$ 720.00

$ 2160.00

1 ml and 2 ml syringe

$ 1.00

each

Data from interview

$ 150.00

$ 450.00

medicine cups

$ 1.00

each

Data from interview

$ 75.00

$ 225.00

Step 7

Rotary cottage (parents’ accommodation)

$ 40.00

per night

paid by the patients

  

Rooming-in room

$ 362.00 (public patient)

per night

paid by the patients

  

$ 660.00 (private patient)

per night

paid by the patients

  

Recliner for accompanying father in special care nursery

$ 478.00

each

Commercial price based on Amart furniture

$ 159.33

$ 478.00

Step 8

Early feeding cues poster

$ 9.19

per pc

Commercial price based on Officeworks

$ 30.63

$ 91.90

Step 9

Counsel on the risk and use of pacifier and teat bottle

  

integrated with Step 3

  

Step 10

Home visit

$ 31.00

per hour

Level 1 or 2

$ 62,000.00

$ 186,000.00

    

Grand Total

$ 86,433.80

$ 259,301.39