Health written question – answered at on 14 December 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average length of stay in hospital is after delivery for women who have given birth.
The length of stay in hospital after delivery for women who have given birth is a decision for the medical professionals involved and will vary depending on the medical circumstances of each individual case. In 2003–04, about 15 per cent. of women left hospital on the same day as delivery took place, about 35 per cent. left the next day, 20 per cent. two days later and 15 per cent. three days later.
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