Abstract:Background: Hospital stays for women following birth have increasingly become shorter in the past 50 years worldwide ( Cargill and Martel, 2007 ). The length of hospital stay after childbirth has been reduced to less than 24 hours in many cases, but postpartum women may need the support of health-care providers at home. Aims: This study aimed to explore the experiences of postpartum women after early discharge, in order to improve postpartum services. Methods: A cross-sectional survey explored the experiences … Show more
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