Abstract
Aims: Considering the impact of hospital stay time on maternal care and newborn health, this study aims to identify the updates related to early discharge from the newborn from uncomplicated gestation and delivery. Method: This is an integrative review of scientific publications from 2008 to 2017, indexed in the databases: Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), in Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (Medline). Result: In the initial search, 816 articles were identified, of which 10 were selected for full analysis. In the literature there is no consensus on the definition of early discharge and it’s follow-up. Some studies point a lower risk of readmission in healthy term infants with reduced hospital stay if associated with a follow-up program and possible benefit in longer hospitalization in post-term neonates. Still, the evidences are not sufficient to reject or support the practice. Final considerations: The aspects of discharge of the newborn should be valued individually. Besides, in Brazil there are no studies that apprise the impact of early discharge in the newborn health.