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Chapter 15: Hospital Discharge of the Healthy Term and Late Preterm Infant
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Published:January 2020
Christina Kan Sullivan, MD, Sonia Dela Cruz-Rivera, MD, 2020. "Hospital Discharge of the Healthy Term and Late Preterm Infant", Neonatology for Primary Care, Deborah E. Campbell, MD, FAAP
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The pressure to discharge infants early based on financial considerations is a source of frustration for physicians and families. In addition, many medical issues related to the transition from an intrauterine to an extrauterine environment require up to several days of observation. Serum bilirubin concentration peaks at 3 to 5 days after birth, at the same time that breast milk supply is starting to come in. The Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act of 1996 prohibited payers from restricting benefits for hospital stays to less than 48 hours after birth for vaginal delivery and less than 96 hours for delivery...
