Maternal Postpartum Health Care Utilization and the Effect of Minnesota Early Discharge Legislation

Article Figures & Data

Table 1.

Percentage of Mothers Receiving an Early Follow-up Visit Relative to the Minnesota Length of Stay Legislation*

* An early follow-up visit was a home or clinic visit within 1 week of discharge; a short stay was 0 to 1 day after vaginal birth and 2 to 3 days after cesarean birth.
† P <.001, compared with proportion observed before legislation.
‡ P =.05, compared with proportion observed before legislation.
§ P <.001, compared with proportion of women with vaginal births and short stays.

Table 2.

Associations of Postpartum Length of Stay and Early Follow-up with Selected Maternal Outcomes*

Predictor	One or More Urgent Care or Emergent Care Visits within 2 Months of Discharge Adjusted OR (95% CI)	One or More Readmissions within 1 Month of Discharge Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Length of stay in days	1.08 (1.03 to 1.13)	1.11 (1.01 to 1.22)
Early follow-up^† (any vs none)	2.19 (1.87 to 2.55)	3.71 (2.61 to 5.26)

* Models included length of stay, early follow-up, and maternal age (data not shown).
† Early follow-up defined as a home or clinic visit within 1 week of discharge.