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Table 4 The potential cost savings of reducing postnatal length of stay

From: Reducing the length of postnatal hospital stay: implications for cost and quality of care

Scenario/assumptions

Mean length of stay (hours)

Cost per mother

Current

36

£692

reduced length of stay with proportionate costs

30

£577

reduced length of stay considering fixed costs of admission and discharge

30

£617

reduced length of stay, considering fixed costs & contingency capacity

30

£639