At 02:15 PM 3/15/2001 -0500, William Clark wrote:
>Is 24 hrs. common practice in the U.S.?? If it is, I find the practice to be
>quite irresponsible. Even if the birth goes perfectly with no complications,
>it takes time for mother and daughter to bond. Here in Canada, the provice of
>Ontario legislates that 3 days are mandatory in the hospital. This godd for
>first time mother. On June 1, 2000 my wife and I had our first child
>(daugther). Since the hospital was not busy, we got a 6 day stay which was
>excellent.
24 hours is a common stay length in Alberta, though there's nothing "statutory"
about it. It's a guideline from Alberta Health and the Alberta College of
Physicians and Surgeons. It can be changed at the attending physician's
discretion.
Garth
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