Birth paperwork and appointments
Leaving the hospital usually involves paperwork for your baby and appointments for both of you. Keep your papers together and photograph them for safekeeping.
Most important
Save your papers
Take photos of discharge papers and appointment cards and keep them in My care.
What may happen
- Forms for your baby's birth record.
- A first appointment for your baby and a follow-up plan for you.
Why
Early follow-up appointments help catch problems.
What varies
Timing of your baby's first visit is set by your care team. Published timings do not replace your own instructions.
Questions to ask
- When is my baby's first appointment?
- When is my own follow-up?
- Which forms do we still need to complete?
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.
Henry Ford Health · Detroit-area system
Newborn Care(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: Published follow-up timings should not override individualized discharge instructions.