title: Home too soon? A comment on the early discharge of women from hospital after childbirth.
abstract: The current trend of health care services to encourage early discharge of women from hospital within three days of childbirth has produced some concerning issues. This paper explores the factors surrounding this trend and highlights the need for a postpartum midwifery community infrastructure to support women who are discharged from hospital before breastfeeding and parent education processes are established.
authors.affiliation: Obstetric Unit, North Eastern Community Hospital, 1 Rhus Road, Highbury, Sth. Aust. 5089.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scrivens
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Summers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000639:trends*; D008880:Midwifery / Q000379:methods; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000639:trends*; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D012944:Social Support; D016387:Women's Health