What must happen before we leave?
Before you go home, staff usually check that you and your baby are ready, explain your instructions, and make sure follow-up appointments are planned.
Most important
Ask what is still needed
Ask your nurse what still needs to happen before discharge. Your hospital's own list is what counts.
What may happen
- Final checks for you and your baby.
- Going over medicines, warning signs and appointments.
- A car seat check may be part of leaving.
Why
These steps help make sure you can safely continue recovery at home.
What varies
Discharge steps and timing differ by hospital and by your and your baby's health.
Questions to ask
- What needs to happen before we can go home?
- Who do we call with questions after we leave?
- Can you go over my medicines and warning signs with me?
Prototype draft. Not yet clinically reviewed. Your own care team's instructions come first. About this app
Sources
Summaries are drafted from these public sources. No hospital has endorsed this app.
Detroit Medical Center · Detroit / system-wide education
Postpartum Care for You and Your Baby(opens in a new tab)- Published
- 2025-11-10
- Checked
- 2026-10-24
- Access
- Page read in full
Applies to: Published by one health system. Procedures at your hospital may differ.
Limitations: Confirm applicability to Hutzel or Sinai-Grace; corporate education is not a unit protocol.
Corewell Health · Southeast Michigan and statewide hub
What To Expect After Delivery(opens in a new tab)- Published
- Date not stated
- Checked
- 2026-10-24
- Access
- Page read in full
Applies to: Published by one health system. Procedures at your hospital may differ.
Limitations: System-wide hub does not establish a particular unit's procedure.