Background: cesarean section rises the danger of psychological and physical status for mothers and their babies. It is necessary to exhaustive estimate the mothers' discharge readiness from hospital and prevent adverse outcomes post cesarean section. The aim: To evaluate the effect of discharge teaching quality on women's discharge readiness and post cesarean section outcomes. Setting: the study was carried out at post-partum unit in women health at Assiut University Hospital. Design: quasi experimental research design was used in this study. Sample: a convenience sample of 100 women underwent cesarean delivery, was divided into two groups, study group (50 women), control group (50 women). Tools: Four tools were utilized for data collection in this study, Tool (1) structured interviewing questionnaire, Tool (2) discharge readiness assessment tool, Tool (3) discharge teaching quality assessment tool, Tool (4) post cesarean section outcomes assessment tool. Results: There was highly statistical significance difference between the study and control group regarding the discharge readiness, and post cesarean section outcomes, with p-value 0.001. Conclusion: discharge teaching skills had positive effect on mother-reported discharge readiness and their post cesarean section outcomes. Recommendations: the nurses must practice discharge teaching to enhance the discharge readiness and post-surgical outcomes for women undergoing cesarean section.