Hospital Care Plan

Mother & Baby

I attended prepared birth classes:

	iBirthing.com
	Prepared Childbirth Classes at
	Baby Care Class
	Breastfeeding Class
	I didn't attend preparation classes with this baby.

Start by helping your nurse help you.

Print this page, check the boxes that apply to you. This will help the nurses assess your needs and give you the information you need before going home with your baby.

Here are some useful ideas about your care to help make your hospital stay a little more enjoyable and less confusing.

Method of Learning
I best learn by:

	video/TV
	group classes
	written material
	one-on-one learning
	review/discussion
	demonstration/return demonstration

New Mother
I would like more information about:

	labor pain
	breastfeeding
	perineal/feminine care
	nutrition/diet
	coupleness/intimacy
	cesarean section
	support services (dietician, Chaplin, social worker, financial assistance)
	other

These educational tools may assist you before going home with your baby. Select the best learning method for you.

Check as many areas of concern that may help you.

Baby

	selecting a baby doctor (pediatrician, family doctor)
	bathing
	cord care
	diapering
	circumcision
	taking the baby's temperature
	feeding
	feeding positions
	newborn blood screening test
	childhood immunizations for my baby
	other

Things of importance
Medications I'm taking

	prenatal vitamins
	iron
	calcium
	all others _________________________

Our baby's doctor is

_________________________

Documentation is necessary to give you and your baby better care. The hospital nursing staff will call your baby's doctor for you after you're admitted for labor.