title: Early hospital discharge and early puerperal complications.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the association between time of postpartum discharge and symptoms indicative of complications during the first postpartum week.
  
  
  METHODS
  Women with vaginal delivery at a Mexico City public hospital, without complications before the hospital discharge, were interviewed seven days after delivery. Time of postpartum discharge was classified as early (<24 hours) or late (>25 hours). The dependent variable was defined as the occurrence and severity of puerperal complication symptoms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 303 women, 208 (68%) were discharged early. However, women with early discharge and satisfactory prenatal care had lower odds of presenting symptoms in early puerperium than women without early discharge and inadequate prenatal care (OR 0.36; 95% confidence intervals = 0.17-0.76).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was no association between early discharge and symptoms of complications during the first postpartum week; the odds of complications were lower for mothers with early discharge and satisfactory prenatal care.
authors: Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 62508 Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. mdolores@correo.insp.mx
authors: Dolores
authors: D
authors: Ramírez-Villalobos
authors: Adolfo
authors: A
authors: Hernández-Garduño
authors: Aarón
authors: A
authors: Salinas
authors: Dolores
authors: D
authors: González
authors: Dilys
authors: D
authors: Walker
authors: Guadalupe
authors: G
authors: Rojo-Herrera
authors: Bernardo
authors: B
authors: Hernández-Prado
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult