Early discharge: no evidence of adverse outcomes in three consecutive population-based australian surveys of recent mothers, conducted in 1989, 1994 and 2000

Brown, Stephanie; Bruinsma, Fiona; Darcy, Mary‐Ann; Small, Rhonda; Lumley, Judith

doi:10.1111/j.1365-3016.2004.00558.x

Early discharge: no evidence of adverse outcomes in three consecutive population-based australian surveys of recent mothers, conducted in 1989, 1994 and 2000

Length of postnatal hospital stay has declined dramatically since the 1970s, with ongoing controversy about potential harmful effects. Three population-based surveys of recent mothers conducted in the State of Victoria, Australia have been analysed to assess the impact of shorter length of stay o…