"Prolonged discharge"

I was told in the morning that my newborn and I will be discharged that day. However I have to wait from morning till a couple of minutes to midnight before the supposed discharge

Paperwork was completed and finally discharge. It was a horrible experience thinking of having to carry a baby less than 48hrs old outside to the car at that time of the night all because somebody or some people couldn't consider that it is inappropriate to discharge a mother and baby that late therefore things need to be done within an acceptable timeframe.