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A definition that has been used for early discharge from hospital after childbirth is discharge of mother and baby within 48 hours of the birth. The length of postpartum stay in hospital decreased gradually over several decades in the US, initially because of consumer desire for a reduction in medical intervention associated with childbirth, and later in an effort to reduce costs. A similar gradual shortening of postpartum hospital stays occurred in Canada. Early discharge has also occurred in the UK and Australia.〔 〕 There has been controversy over the practice and the relationship with follow-up care, cost and maternal and newborn health may be complex. A 1995 review found that available studies were insufficient to shed much light on the consequences. A study concluded that early discharge is safe if it is part of a program involving postnatal care outside the hospital.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Early postnatal hospital discharge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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