title: Postpartum care center: follow-up care in a hospital-based clinic.
abstract: Because of ever-decreasing lengths of maternity stays and the emphasis on reducing health-care costs, there is a need for innovative, low-cost postpartum follow-up programs. The Postpartum Care Center, begun in 1991, is a model program that provides early postpartum assessment and support to mothers, infants, and their families for one third the cost of a home visit. This article reviews program development, description of services, and program outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Postpartum Care Center, Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, Kirkland, WA, USA.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Keppler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015205:Northwestern United States; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation