Your June 18 story titled “Insurers rush out new moms” was a long-overdue look at the nonsense being prescribed by insurers. It brought back some miserable memories of my astonishment at learning that I was being discharged 37 hours after a Caesarean. Seems that the lengthy time I spent in labor was charged against my total time allotted for the major surgical procedure. What a neat trick!
It’s taken for granted that a new mom has help available at home and can rest, but many new moms these days don’t have help and can’t afford to hire it. Families are scattered and are often unavailable to help. Regardless, better and faster recovery is not the reason women are being discharged too soon. If my example above is indicative, it is clearly a monetary issue. The welfare of the mother and baby are disregarded.
