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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Ranjana Srivastava

How early is too early to be discharged from hospital after giving birth?

A newborn child in their mother's arms
When it comes to being discharged from hospital after giving birth, how early is too early, asks Ranjana Srivastava. Photograph: Catherine Delahaye/Getty Images

“I feel a little unprepared going home today,” I said, requesting an extension of my postpartum stay in hospital. My pregnancy “story” had never unfolded well, and the latest episode was no different. This time, severe pelvic instability had confined me at home for months. One day I crashed a plate in the kitchen, lacking the core strength to simultaneously balance a gravid abdomen and a plate of food.

“We need to get this baby out,” my doctor said.

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