TY - JOUR T1 - Early discharge after nurse specialist education and planning plus follow up visits and telephone calls was cost effective for high risk pregnant women and their newborn infants JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 73 LP - 73 DO - 10.1136/ebn.1.3.73 VL - 1 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 1998/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/1/3/73.abstract N2 - York R, Brown LP, Samuels P, et al.A randomized trial of early discharge and nurse specialist transitional follow-up care of high-risk childbearing women.Nurs Res1997 Sep/Oct;46:254–61.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Question Compared with routine care and discharge, does early hospital discharge with home follow up care by a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) improve maternal and infant outcomes and reduce cost of care for women with high risk pregnancies and their infants? Randomised controlled trial with follow up for 8 weeks after delivery.A university hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.103 women with hypertension or diabetes mellitus were studied (mean age 27.5 y, 70% with ≥ high school education, 37% married, 81% African-American). Inclusion criteria were speaking English at home and access to a telephone. Women were enrolled at the time of their first hospital admission during the pregnancy (n=55) or … ER -