In 2022/23, around 47 percent of women giving birth spent one day in postnatal care, while only 18.8 percent of women giving birth spent two days in postnatal care. This statistic displays the postnatal length of stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2022/23.
Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2022/23*
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NHS Digital. (December 7, 2023). Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2022/23* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
NHS Digital. "Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2022/23*." Chart. December 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
NHS Digital. (2023). Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2022/23*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
NHS Digital. "Duration of Postnatal Stay in National Health Service (Nhs) Hospitals in England in 2022/23*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
NHS Digital, Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2022/23* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 07, 2025)
Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2022/23* [Graph], NHS Digital, December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed