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

Table 4

Neonatal morbidities and breastfeeding practices.

Parameters	Day 2 discharge; () (%)	Day 5-7 discharge; () (%)		value
Neonatal morbidities			1.063	0.3025
No problem	96	88
Fever	6	12
Yellow eyes	2	10
Purulent vaginal discharge	0	0
Vomiting	0	0
Passage of watery stool	0	0
Readmission	4	2
Breastfeeding practice			4.45	0.108
Exclusive	86 (79.6)	96 (85.7)
Mixed	18 (16.7)	16 (14.3)
Breast milk substitute	4 (3.7)	0 (0.0)
Breast morbidities			0.77	0.856
Cracked nipples	4 (3.7)	4 (3.6)
Engorged breast	4 (3.7)	2 (1.8)
Mastitis	2 (1.9)	2 (1.8)
None	98 (90.7)	104 (92.9)