Hospitalizations in Neonatal Period and Early Discharge of Maternity

Inventory of Hospitalizations in the Neonatal Period and Validation of the Early Maternity Discharge Protocol: Retrospective Observational Study

in the past 2 decades the number of early discharge of maternity is increasing. The aim of this study is to observe if an early maternity discharge increase the rate of hospitalization during the neonatal period.

All infants with maximum 28 days old who are hospitalized at the Hospital center of Nancy: through emergency unit of children's hospital or maternity, through intensive care unit of children's hospital.

Inclusion Criteria:

• infants hospitalized maximum at the aged of 28 days (day 28 included)
• infants already discharged from maternity
• infants hospitalized in Hospital Center NANCY: at Children's
• informed by the study, parents did not refused to participate to the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• more than 28 days old
• infants transferred from maternity without discharge at home.