title: CT hospital's double header: mother-baby postpartum exams improve quality, patient service.
abstract: Griffin Hospital in Derby began offering free post-discharge visits back when insurers were limiting hospital stays to 24 hours for normal deliveries. It kept up the service after such limits were banned because new mothers responded so favorably.
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003237:Connecticut; D005260:Female; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010808:Physical Examination; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy