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Hospital Bag Checklist for Partners and Support People
What a partner or support person may want to bring for labor and the hospital stay.
Support people often spend many hours at the hospital too. Mayo Clinic Health System's list for the support person includes (Mayo Clinic Health System):
- Toiletries: toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, deodorant
- A change of clothes
- A watch with a second hand for timing contractions
- Snacks, drinks, and gum or breath mints
- Something to pass the time while the birthing parent rests
- Phone, chargers and other devices
Practical extras
- A list of people to update after the birth
- Cash or a card for parking and vending machines
- A copy of the birth plan, if there is one
Splitting the work
In the checklist you can assign each item to a person ("Who prepares"), so it is clear who packs the partner bag and who handles leaving-home tasks like pets or the car seat.
Planning aid, not medical advice.