TY - JOUR T1 - Early hospital discharge of newborn infants was not associated with feeding related hospital readmission during the first 28 days of life JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 41 LP - 41 DO - 10.1136/ebn.1.2.41 VL - 1 IS - 2 A2 - , Y1 - 1998/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/1/2/41.abstract N2 - Edmonson MB, Stoddard JJ, Owens LM . Hospital readmission with feeding-related problems after early postpartum discharge of normal newborns. JAMA 1997 Jul 23/30; 278 : 299 –303. OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science To determine whether an association exists between early postpartum discharge of newborn infants and feeding related hospital readmission during the first 28 days of life.Population based, nested case control study, with record linkage of computerised birth certificate data, statewide hospital discharge data, and data on neonatal feeding from the Wisconsin Newborn Screening Program.State of Wisconsin, USA.210 case patients (newborn infants readmitted to hospital with feeding related problems at age 4–28 d) and 630 unmatched control infants (no feeding related admissions) were identified from a cohort of 120 290 singleton newborn infants who were delivered vaginally between 1 January 1991 and 31 October 1994, with birth weights ≥2500 g, continuous hospital stays until discharge, receipt of normal newborn care, and postpartum discharge records that could be linked to birth certificate data. Exclusion criteria were congenital anomalies, abnormal postpartum conditions, hospital transfer of mother before delivery, complications during pregnancy, labour or delivery, or postpartum maternal sterilisation.Early discharge was defined as discharge from the birth hospital on the day of birth (day 1) or the next day (day 2). Conventional discharge was defined as discharge on day 3.Feeding related hospital readmission at … ER -