In 2021/22, around 47 percent of women giving birth spent one day in postnatal care, while only 7.4 percent of women giving birth spent three days in postnatal care. This statistic displays the postnatal length of stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2021/22.
Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2021/22*
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NHS Digital. (November 29, 2022). Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2021/22* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2021/22*." Chart. November 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2022). Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2021/22*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Duration of Postnatal Stay in National Health Service (Nhs) Hospitals in England in 2021/22*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/
NHS Digital, Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2021/22* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2021/22* [Graph], NHS Digital, November 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/