ArticleArchives of disease in childhood2005
Early discharge and readmission to hospital in the first month of life in the Northern Region of the UK during 1998: a case cohort study.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Late preterm infants - Changing trends and continuing challenges.International journal of pediatrics & adolescent medicine · 2020Review
- Maturational, comorbid, maternal and discharge domain impact on preterm rehospitalizations: a comparison of planned and unplanned rehospitalizations.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2016Article
- Breastfeeding the late preterm infant: experiences of mothers and perceptions of public health nurses.International breastfeeding journal · 2016Article
- Individualized follow up programme and early discharge in term neonates.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2014Observational
- Neonatal visits to the pediatric emergency center and its implications on postnatal discharge practices in qatar.Journal of clinical neonatology · 2013Article
- Effects of gestational age at birth on health outcomes at 3 and 5 years of age: population based cohort study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2012Article
- First-time parents' experiences of home-based postnatal care in Sweden.Upsala journal of medical sciences · 2010Article
- Does lack of routine postnatal examination on maternity unit increase the risk of hospital admission in the first week of life?European journal of pediatrics · 2010Article
- Late preterm birth is a risk factor for growth faltering in early childhood: a cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2009Article
- Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and early discharge from the maternity ward.European journal of pediatrics · 2009Review
- Late preterm infants: severe hyperbilirubinemia and postnatal glucose homeostasis.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2009Review
- Quality of care by neonatal nurse practitioners: a review of the Ashington experiment.Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition · 2005Review
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Abstract
aimsTo study the frequency and associations of early postpartum discharge and infant readmission to hospital.
methodsInfants readmitted to hospital during the first 28 days of life in 1998 in the Northern Region of the UK were studied.
resultsA total of 4743 of 11,338 (42%) babies were discharged on or before the first postnatal day. Rates of early discharge varied significantly between hospitals. Infants <2500 g at birth (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 0.44, 95% CI 0.29 to 0.66), infants 35-37 weeks gestation at birth (AOR 0.65, 95% CI 0.49 to 0.86), and firstborn infants (AOR 0.09, 95% CI 0.08 to 0.10) were less likely to be discharged early. Women from more deprived areas were more likely to be discharged early (AOR 1.37, 95% CI 1.12 to 1.67). A total of 907 of 32,015 (2.8%) babies liveborn in the region were readmitted to hospital during 1998. Readmission rates varied significantly by hospital of birth but not by timing of discharge. Babies <2500 g at birth (AOR 1.95, 95% CI 1.16 to 3.28) and babies born at 35-37 weeks gestation (AOR 1.72, 95% CI 1.15 to 2.57) were more likely to be readmitted. Breast fed babies were less likely to be readmitted (AOR 0.69, 95% CI 0.53 to 0.90). Infants initially discharged early were not more likely to be readmitted.
conclusionsEarly discharge occurred variably in the Northern Region in 1998. It is not associated with readmission to hospital. Breast feeding is associated with lower rates of readmission to hospital.
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