ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2018
Emergency Department Visits for Postpartum Complications.
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- Care of the Postpartum Patient in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review with Implications for Maternal Mortality.American journal of perinatology · 2023Pooled it
- Home Visits and the Use of Routine and Emergency Postpartum Care Among Low-Income People: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Postpartum Primary Care Engagement and Acute Care Use: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Observational
- Postpartum Complications Modified TBL.Journal of education & teaching in emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Postpartum emergency department visits and readmissions in the 90 days after a singleton delivery.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Recurrent postpartum chest pain unmasking undiagnosed borderline personality disorder: a diagnostic case report.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Postpartum Acute Care Utilization in a Health Care System in the Southeastern United States.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2025Article
- Exploring postpartum women's experiences, perspectives, and expectations in maternal health care at a Chinese maternity care center: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Safety of Cefazolin in Pregnant Patients with Documented Penicillin Allergy: A Retrospective Cohort Study.The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy · 2025Article
- Obesity and postpartum hospital use among individuals without additional medical comorbidities.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025Article
- Postpartum Emergency Care Visits Among North Carolina Medicaid Beneficiaries, 2013-2019.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2024Article
- Early Postpartum Hospital Encounters among Patients with Genitourinary and Wound Infections during Hospitalization for Birth.American journal of perinatology · 2024Article
- Postpartum Emergency Department Use Following Midwifery-Model vs Obstetrics-Model Care.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Emergency department use in the postpartum period: a retrospective cohort study.Research square · 2024Article
- Acute health care utilization in the first 24 months postpartum by rurality and pregnancy complications: A prospective cohort study.Health services research · 2024Article
- Beyond Being Insured: Insurance Coverage Denial as a Major Barrier to Accessing Care During Pregnancy and Postpartum.Clinical nursing research · 2023Article
- Problems Experienced by the Mothers in Post-Cesarean Period: A Narrative Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2023Review
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- Patient Sociodemographics and Comorbidities and Birth Hospital Characteristics Associated With Postpartum Emergency Department Care.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Listen to the Whispers before They Become Screams: Addressing Black Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionMost estimates of the prevalence and types of postpartum complications are based on hospital readmissions. However, using hospital readmissions (which occurs in only 1%-2% of postpartum women) is problematic as it fails to include women with postpartum complications assessed in the office or emergency department (ED). We utilized data from a cohort of women evaluated in an ED setting to better characterize complications experienced by women in the postpartum period. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe performed a retrospective analysis of all postpartum visits to the ED at a tertiary care women's hospital over 6 months. We described characteristics of the population and clinical details of the ED visit, specifically the presenting complaint, delivery type, final diagnosis, and admission rate.
resultsAmong 5708 deliveries during the study period, 252 women had at least one visit to the ED within 42 days after delivery, and the median timing for first visit was 7.5 days postpartum. The most common presenting complaints were wound complication (17.5%), fever (17.1%), abdominal pain (15.9%), headache/dizziness (12.3%), breast problem (10.7%), and hypertension (10.3%). Fifty-seven percent of these visits were by women who delivered vaginally and 54% of women were multiparous. The most common final diagnosis was a normal postpartum examination and only 22% of women were readmitted.
conclusionWomen presenting to the ED postpartum period had a wide variety of medical issues but 78% were not admitted. Given the timing and low acuity of many visits, better postpartum education may be a tool to reduce nonemergent postpartum ED visits.
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