Maternal and infant health: effects of moderate reductions in postpartum length of stay

Article Abstract:

A hospital stay of less than 48 hours after a normal childbirth does not seem to present problems if adequate outpatient care is available for mother and newborn child. A 1996 law prevents health insurers from limiting the hospital stay to less than 48 hours, leaving the decision to the mother and the doctor. Of 1015 women surveyed three and eight weeks after delivery, the average stay was 41.9 hours. Women who stayed longer than 48 hours visited the emergency room more often than women who stayed 40 - 48 hours, but there was no difference in incidence of breast-feeding, depression, satisfaction with care, or confidence in the ability to care for the child.

Hospital utilization, Hospital stays, Postnatal care

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Infant Health Care Use and Maternal Depression

Article Abstract:

Patterns of probability for women who are at high risk for postpartum depression include visits to child health care providers for medical problems or to emergency rooms for acute problem. Recognizing the implications of risk and pattern can help in early dagnosis and treatment. Of 1,015 women observed at three and eight weeks after childbirth and 6,779 women whose medical records were examined, those whose infant needed more than one health care visit, or only one emergency room visit, showed depressive symptoms. Women who took their infants to physicians for well-child visits did not show maternal depressive symptoms.

Statistical Data Included, Risk factors, Postpartum depression

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Quality of Care at a Children's Hospital: The Parents' Perspective

Article Abstract:

Parental reports of the quality of care their child received in a hospital could be useful. Researchers interviewed 3,622 parents of children who were treated at a hospital. The most common parental concerns with quality of care occurred during pain management and discharge planning. Communication problems between parent and doctor led to lower quality ratings.

Hospitals, Medical care, Quality management, Medical care quality

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