Table 5 Postnatal length of stay by parity and method of birth
From: Individualised, flexible postnatal care: a feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial
≤ 12 hours | 12-24 hours | 24-48 hours | 48-72 hours | >72 hours | >96 hours | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
First baby (n = 75) | 3 | 4.0 | 4 | 5.3 | 16 | 21.3 | 16 | 21.3 | 22 | 29.3 | 14 | 18.7 |
Subsequent baby (n = 32) | 2 | 6.3 | 8 | 25.0 | 6 | 18.8 | 8 | 25.0 | 5 | 15.6 | 9 | 9.4 |
Vaginal birth (n = 79) | 5 | 6.3 | 12 | 15.2 | 21 | 26.6 | 22 | 27.9 | 12 | 15.1 | 7 | 8.9 |
Caesarean birth (n = 28) | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 3.6 | 2 | 7.1 | 15 | 53.6 | 10 | 35.7 |
All births n = 107 | 5 | 4.7 | 12 | 11.1 | 22 | 20.6 | 24 | 22.4 | 27 | 25.3 | 17 | 15.9 |