Early discharge and readmission to hospital in the first month of life in the Northern Region of the UK during 1998: a case cohort study

Aims: To study the frequency and associations of early postpartum discharge and infant readmission to hospital. Methods: Infants readmitted to hospital during the first 28 days of life in 1998 in the Northern Region of the UK were studied. Results: A total of 4743 of 11 338 (42%) babies were dischar...

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Published in:Archives of disease in childhood 2005-02, Vol.90 (2), p.119-124
Main Authors: Oddie, S J, Hammal, D, Richmond, S, Parker, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Babies
Biological and medical sciences
Births
Body Weight
Breast feeding
early discharge
England
Epidemiologic Methods
Health aspects
Hospitals
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases - therapy
Infants
jaundice
Maternal Age
Maternity stays
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders
Miscellaneous
neonatal
Original
Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data
Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data
Pediatrics
Perinatal Care - methods
postpartum
Pregnancy
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Ratios
readmission
Regression (Statistics)
Regression analysis
Time Factors
Vagina
Young Children
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Summary:Aims: To study the frequency and associations of early postpartum discharge and infant readmission to hospital. Methods: Infants readmitted to hospital during the first 28 days of life in 1998 in the Northern Region of the UK were studied. Results: A total of 4743 of 11 338 (42%) babies were discharged on or before the first postnatal day. Rates of early discharge varied significantly between hospitals. Infants
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.2003.040766