Research Article

Maternal and Neonatal Outcome following Day Two versus Day Five or Seven Discharge after an Uncomplicated Elective Caesarean Section: A Randomized Control Study

Table 5

Maternal perception of the day of discharge.

ParametersDay 2 discharge
() (%)
Day 5-7 discharge
() (%)
valueOR (95% CI)

Satisfied with the day of discharge
 Yes108 (100)96 (76.8)16.640.00010.857 (0.59-1.250)
 No0 (0.0)16 (23.2)Ref.
Recommend protocol to a friend
 Yes104 (96.3)50 (44.6)34.930.00010.46 (0.30-0.71)
 No4 (3.7)62 (56.4)Ref.
Maternal wellbeing
 Good98 (90.7)92 (82.1)Ref.
 Fair10 (9.3)20 (17.9)3.450.0630.91 (0.61-1.33)