Home birth supplies

The room in which you will give birth should be nice and warm, and the midwife prefers to be on your right side, try to create as much space there as possible.

• Pregnancy chart (The green folder with results and chart)
• Charged phone or camera (extra battery)
• Bed on chocks or crates (about 70 cm)
• Maternity package (through insurance)
• Bed sheet for entire mattress (supplied sheet is often too small!)
• 2 buckets
• 2 garbage bags
• Tilt or large wash bowl with washcloths
• Roll of toilet paper/moist wipes
• Metal po (bedpan)
• 2 metal pitchers with pitcher bags
• About 10 hydrophilic diapers
• Clothes baby; bath cape, hat, suit, bodysuit, socks and diaper
• 2 thermometers; 1 for mother and 1 for baby
• Maternity care phone number
• Bag or suitcase for possible hospital
  (clothes mother and child, toiletries, money, maxi-cosi)

Supplies when giving birth in the hospital

• Pregnancy card (Green folder with results and copy card)
• Legitimation
• Phone/photo camera (battery/charger)
• Bag or suitcase with clothing and items for mother and child (see at home birth)
• Maxicosi
• Maternity care phone number
• Make sure you have a 1 euro coin with you due to possible wheelchair use
• Maternity kit (through insurance, does not need to take to hospital)