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Table 4 Decline in duration of the birth admission in NSW from 1999 to 2004, by occurrence of adverse maternal outcome and postpartum haemorrhage (PPH)

From: Trends in adverse maternal outcomes during childbirth: a population-based study of severe maternal morbidity

 

Total length of stay (days)

 
 

1999 (84,934 women)

2004 (81,381 women)

Decline in length of stay 1999–2004 No of days (% change)

All women

364,820

280,238

-84,582 (-23.2%)

   No severe morbidity

357,745

274,039

-83,706 (-23.4%)

   PPH, no severe morbidity

21,220

16,812

-4,408 (-20.8%)

   Any severe morbidity

7,075

6,199

-876 (-12.4%)

   PPH with severe morbidity

3,782

3,508

-274 (-7.2%)