The economic viability of public health care in the Czech Republic specifically on obstetrics

This diploma thesis aids to analyze the economic viability of public health care in the Czech Republic specifically on obstetrics. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the definition of basic concepts in health care, describes the history of obstetrics and health care, and specific the differences between traditional market and medical market. Further work is focused on indivudual models of health systems and explore the main principles of financing the public health system and reimbursement mechanisms fot health care in the Czech Republic. In the current healthcare system are guaranteed by the wide availibility of health care in corporated liberal elements strongly decentralized system. Despite efforts to privatization and decentralization of heath care remains the most important role of the state. It is clear from the Constitution of the Czech Republic and its components -- The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms. The practical part contains the implementation of cost- analysis of direct and indirect cost of labor and spontaneous birth by Caesarean section in an examination of medical device. In the Czech Republic the level of neonatal care is high. Infant mortality is almoust minimal and our country is ranked in the direction of of the leading positions in Europe and worldwide. This part is focused on the hospitál in general, number of hospitals in the Czech Republic and limit number of births under which the hospitál should be concluded. In the Czech Republic, every year go from hospitál to home care about 400 children with weight under one kilogram and the subsequent care of the newborn is not so good. That is why the final part of my thesis devoted to the issue of premature infants and care for them.