In 2023/24, around 46 percent of women who gave birth in England spent one day in postnatal care, while only 19.6 percent of women giving birth spent two days in postnatal care.
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NHS Digital. (December 12, 2024). Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2023/24 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2023/24." Chart. December 12, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2024). Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2023/24. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Duration of Postnatal Stay in National Health Service (Nhs) Hospitals in England in 2023/24." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Dec 2024, /statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/
NHS Digital, Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2023/24 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Duration of postnatal stay in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England in 2023/24 [Graph], NHS Digital, December 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/407745/postnatal-length-of-stay-in-england/
