how long would a mom stay in the hospital after a c section
The length of hospital stays for mothers and their newborns declined steadily from the 1970s until the 1990s. 1  Many hospitals implemented early newborn discharge policies in the 1990s and most mothers were discharged 24 hours after delivery. By 1996, most states and the U.S. Congress passed a laws to ensure a woman could stay in the hospital 48 hours after an uncomplicated vaginal birth and 96 hours after an uncomplicated cesarean section. Health plans and HMOs were required to cover this length of stay and not give incentives or disincentives to discharge you earlier.