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The research, from a team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, has been published in PLOS Medicine.
It added that in the UK, a new mother spends an average of a day and a half in a maternity unit while the country with the longest length of stay was Ukraine, at 6.2 days. Elsewhere, in Egypt, it was found that women spend an average of just half a day in a maternity unit following the birth of a child.
Commenting on the paper, Louise Silverton, director for midwifery at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said: "The length of time a woman spends in hospital will vary depending on their needs, and many other factors, for example, if a woman has had a CS.
"Midwives need to check to make sure women feel up to going home. However, provided the woman is medically fine, has the support she needs at home and the right postnatal care plan in place, and a good community midwife service, then going home even five or six hours after birth may be absolutely fine.
"Some areas may expect women to go to a clinic for postnatal care which is fine if she is feeling well and has transport, but not if she is unwell and does not have transport. I would also stress that many safety issues could be missed if a midwife does not see the woman at home."
The paper can be read here.
(JP/MH)
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Women Don't Spend Enough Time In Health Facilities After Giving Birth – Study
A new study has claimed that many women do not spend enough time in health facilities after they give birth.The research, from a team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, has been published in PLOS Medicine.
It added that in the UK, a new mother spends an average of a day and a half in a maternity unit while the country with the longest length of stay was Ukraine, at 6.2 days. Elsewhere, in Egypt, it was found that women spend an average of just half a day in a maternity unit following the birth of a child.
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Commenting on the paper, Louise Silverton, director for midwifery at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said: "The length of time a woman spends in hospital will vary depending on their needs, and many other factors, for example, if a woman has had a CS.
"Midwives need to check to make sure women feel up to going home. However, provided the woman is medically fine, has the support she needs at home and the right postnatal care plan in place, and a good community midwife service, then going home even five or six hours after birth may be absolutely fine.
"Some areas may expect women to go to a clinic for postnatal care which is fine if she is feeling well and has transport, but not if she is unwell and does not have transport. I would also stress that many safety issues could be missed if a midwife does not see the woman at home."
The paper can be read here.
(JP/MH)
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