title: Postpartum home care in the United States.
abstract: Shorter postpartum hospital stays have increased the need for postpartum home care. Health-care reform in the United States must include postpartum follow-up care as a basic maternity benefit. This article explores the variety of options for postpartum home care, including telephone calls, home visits, information lines, lactation consultations, mother-infant outpatient clinics, support groups, and a model program for childbearing women in Washington state.
authors.affiliation: Family Maternity Outpatient and Home Services, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011181:Postnatal Care; D014481:United States; D014861:Washington