Preparation & Readiness Engine

Allows fetal monitoring access and immediate skin-to-skin

Hospital floors are cold and slick

Avoid waistbands that hit a potential C-section incision line

Hospital provides basic pads, but soft personal ones are often preferred

For early colostrum feeds and tender nipples

Hospital air is dry; nitrous oxide / breathing dries lips rapidly

Uterus will take weeks to involute back to pre-pregnancy size

Much better ergonomic angle than standard hospital squeeze bottle

Must meet Transport Canada CMVSS 213 standards; hospital staff will check before discharge

Include footies and fold-over mittens to prevent scratching

Never place bulky snowsuits under car seat harness; use car-seat safe blanket over harness

Newborns lose significant thermal energy from head

For sleep soothing in hospital room

Hospital provides some, but helpful to have preferred backup

Labour rooms fluctuate between warm and cold during stages

You will be on your feet for hours supporting, pacing, and pressing

Hospital cafeteria may be closed at 3:00 AM; keep your blood sugar steady

Enables you to hydrate her hands-free between contractions

Winnipeg hospital parking meters and kiosks

Labour can span 24+ hours

In case you enter the shower or labour tub to support her with hydrotherapy

6-digit family registration number & 9-digit personal PHIN

Hospital admission identification

For private/semi-private room coverage billing

Usually sent to hospital at 36w by provider, but wise to bring physical copy

Key preferences: pain relief, cord clamping, skin-to-skin, vitamin K, erythromycin

Hospital power outlets are frequently positioned far from the delivery bed

Crucial for mobility during early labour pacing

Hospital Wi-Fi can be erratic in thick brick hospital walls

For firm sacral counter-pressure during back labour contractions

Do not use white pillowcases (gets mixed into hospital laundry)