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Zhijing Feng1, Xiaofei Tian2, Haiyang Zheng1
1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Aim:
To assess mainland Chinese mothers' readiness for hospital discharge and related factors after childbirth.
Design:
A descriptive cross-sectional study.
Methods:
Convenience sampling was employed to select women who gave birth at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of a tertiary hospital in Shenzhen, China, between May 2024 and February 2025. Maternal readiness for hospital discharge was evaluated using the Chinese version of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Study-New Mother Form. Data were analysed using an independent sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis test, Spearman correlation and multiple linear regression analysis.
Results:
The study included 308 mothers aged 20-41 years (31.15 ± 4.14). The total readiness score for hospital discharge was in the range of 54-180 (132.17 ± 22.59). The 'delivery' dimension in the Quality of Discharge Teaching Scale-New Mother Form and the 'lifestyle and behavior' and 'basic skills' dimensions in the Perinatal Maternal Health Literacy Scale were independent factors influencing readiness for hospital discharge (p < 0.05) among mothers after childbirth.
Conclusions:
Maternal readiness for hospital discharge must be enhanced. This could be done by improving the quality of discharge teaching and maternal health literacy.
Patient Or Public Contribution:
No patient or public contribution.
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