partner checklist

Hospital Bag for Partners — Complete Birth-Support Checklist

A practical hospital bag checklist for birth partners: documents, food, clothes, chargers, comfort items and the trip home.

The short answer: Pack one compact bag you can carry while helping: identification, phone and long cable, water and food, layers, toiletries, medicines, notes, payment method and what both parent and baby need for the trip home.

Essentials

Photo ID, care notes and important numbers
Phone, power bank and extra-long charging cable
Water bottle and substantial shelf-stable snacks
Comfortable layers, clean top, socks and toiletries
Any regular medicines in original packaging

Your support kit

Birth preferences and a pen
Hair ties, lip balm and a refillable cup
Small speaker or headphones if requested
A list of people to update only after permission