Medical cost savings associated with 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate

Treating expectant mothers with a prior spontaneous preterm birth with 17 alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate generates future medical cost savings that substantially exceed the cost of treatment. If this population were universally treated with 17 alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate, discounted lifetime medical costs of their offspring could be reduced by more than $2.0 billion annually.