Introduction: The current trend towards early discharge from hospital following Caesarean delivery has led to increasing interest in patients’ post-operative management allowing for quick recovery and return to function. Caesarean delivery is presently the most commonly performed major obstetric procedure, and duration of hospital stay following the procedure varies from centre to centre. There is therefore need to examine the physical, psychological, social and economic implications of length of hospital stay following the procedure, towards demystifying it, especially in parts of the world that still reserve some misgivings about this operation. Aim: To determine the differences in safety, quality of care (emphasis on patient satisfaction) and cost; between the short stay and traditional post-operative management protocol, following uncomplicated Caesarean delivery. Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial done in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. Two hundred women for elective Caesarean delivery were randomized into the short stay and traditional groups (using computer generated random numbers). The women in the short stay group were ambulated from 6 hours post-operative; oral intake initiated at 6 hours (regular diet commenced at 24 hours) post-operative; and urethral catheter discontinued 12 hours post-operative. The traditional group was managed according to usual protocol: ambulating from 12 hours, oral intake initiated and urethral catheter discontinued at 24 hours post-operative. Posture (erect or not) and pain scores of subjects were recorded at 72 hours post-operative. In the short stay group, the wounds were inspected and exposed on the third day post-operative, and the patient subsequently discharged. In the traditional group, the wound was inspected and exposed and patient discharged on the fifth day post-operative. 14 All subjects were monitored for fever in the first 10 days post-operative (excluding first 24 hours), clinical signs of wound sepsis, urinary tract infection and puerperal sepsis developing in the first 2 weeks after surgery. Hospital bills were recorded, patients’ level of satisfaction with care were noted at the 2 weeks postnatal visit; and rate of readmission to hospital in the first 6 weeks after delivery was recorded.