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Re: 48 hour stay From: Jamie (ajfields@pine-net.com) Tue Nov 29 07:34:32 2005 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Jamie: "Re: C/sections on demand" Previous message: rmodugno@aol.com: "Re: 48 hour stay" In reply to: GA12L@aol.com: "Re: 48 hour stay" Next in thread: Elrod Darryl G MAJ 48 MDOS/SGOBO: "Re: 48 hour stay" Not generally until the 6 week checkup-though isn't it 2 weeks for c/s? Even that visit, though, is a fairly cursory exam for healing. Baby is generally seen at 1-2 weeks by the pedi. Most docs want the baby in the office within a couple of days after an early discharge-great fun making a trip to the doctor's office at 2 days postpartum. For hospital births there isn't much aftercare as far as breastfeeding support, baby care, postpartum emotional adjustments. I don't think it's a difference in resources so much as how they are used. Those postpartum and nursery nurses could be home care nurses making visits. At Tue, 29 Nov 2005, GA12L@aol.com wrote: > >In a message dated 29/11/2005 10:05:41 GMT Standard Time, >Darryl.elrod@LAKENHEATH.AF.MIL writes: > >I think that may be the real difference is resources. We have them stay 2 >days and then beyond that they only get seen if they call (ie breastfeedin >issues). Otherwise it is at the 6 week postpartum issue. I’m cer ain there >aren’t many places in the states that have enough personnel to mak home visits >daily for 6 days after a delivery. > >Then that explains it. If our women weren't getting any postnatal care th n >I'm sure they would be staying longer. > >Once discharged from hospital they have a midwife going in daily for at >least the fist 6 days when the Guthrie test is done then dependng on the wo en >she is fliexied, i.e., if she needs a visit she'll get one if not then she >won't. Our rules state that we must visit for the first 10 days mimimum a d for >up to 28 days in necessary. There are changes coming that will mean visit ng >women for up to 3 months and will include us doing the 6 week postnatal >examination. > >So women in the States don't get postnatal care once they leave hospital? > >Gail -- JFields, RN, BSN Next message: Jamie: "Re: C/sections on demand" Previous message: rmodugno@aol.com: "Re: 48 hour stay" In reply to: GA12L@aol.com: "Re: 48 hour stay" Next in thread: Elrod Darryl G MAJ 48 MDOS/SGOBO: "Re: 48 hour stay"

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