🧳 Hospital bag checklist
Pack in advance, for example around week 36, following your maternity team's plan. Check what your own maternity unit supplies.
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📋 Documents
Register the birth with Home Affairs within 30 days. Ask which parentage documents are needed for your family; late registration has extra requirements. A birth certificate, citizenship and permission for international travel are separate issues.
👶 Baby essentials
Confirm what your maternity unit supplies; keep the head uncovered for indoor sleep.
📋 Parent essentials
Confirm your clinic or midwife obstetric unit, referral hospital, transport plan and after-hours contacts. Bring pregnancy records and your baby’s Road to Health booklet to visits; private medical-scheme arrangements and public referral pathways differ.