Your Discharge from the Hospital

Before you leave, you will receive your discharge summary and personalized instructions, which may include:

• information about your diagnosis and hospital stay
• instructions for your medication
• guidelines for your diet and physical activity
• wound care or other specific instructions
• warning signs that require contacting a doctor
• scheduled follow-up appointments

Don’t hesitate to ask for clarification if anything is unclear.

Special Instructions for Mother and Newborn

Upon your discharge from the Maternity Clinic, the care team will provide you with personalized instructions for the care of both the mother and the newborn.

The instructions may include:

• care following a vaginal delivery or a C-section
• breastfeeding and feeding the newborn
• care of the newborn’s umbilical cord and skin
• safe sleep and safe transport of the newborn scheduling pediatric and obstetric follow-up appointments
• warning signs that require contacting a healthcare professional

Please do not hesitate to ask for clarification or additional instruction before you are discharged from the hospital.

Special Instructions for Children and Parents

Before discharge, you will receive personalized instructions for continuing your child’s care at home.

The instructions may include:

• medication and the correct way to administer it
• guidelines for your child’s feeding, fluid intake, and activity
• special care instructions related to your child’s diagnosis or treatment
• information about scheduled follow-up appointments and how to contact the pediatrician.