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A new paradigm for postpartum care
1Professional Nurse Associates, Inc., Cleveland, OH, USA.
Shortened hospital stays have decreased women's access to postpartum nursing care. Providers and payers together must address clinical and cost issues to develop a model of maternity care that covers the postpartum period. A short-stay maternity program was developed in 1989 by Professional Nurse Associates, Inc., in conjunction with Kaiser Permanente. The program includes prenatal preparation of families, a brief hospital stay, postpartum home visits, and postvisit case management. Readmission rates or mothers and newborns in the program have been less than 1%. The program has saved about $1 million a year since 1991, and consumer satisfaction has been measured at 99%.
Shortened hospital stays have decreased women's access to postpartum nursing care. Providers and payers together must address clinical and cost issues to develop a model of maternity care that covers the postpartum period. A short-stay maternity program was developed in 1989 by Professional Nurse Associates, Inc., in conjunction with Kaiser Permanente. The program includes prenatal preparation of families, a brief hospital stay, postpartum home visits, and postvisit case management. Readmission rates or mothers and newborns in the program have been less than 1%. The program has saved about $1 million a year since 1991, and consumer satisfaction has been measured at 99%.