Giving birth
Giving birth
To do list
- Notify your health care provider, midwife or hospital birth center as instructed.
- Notify your support system when you think labor has started.
- Notify child care for older children.
- Relax and distract yourself if in early labor.
- Rest if you're tired.
- Bring your labor bag and travel bag to the hospital.
Forms and worksheets
Labor bag and hospital checklist
The labor companion's quick checklist
Mother baby care
A wide variety of videos on topics ranging from labor and delivery to newborn and postpartum care can be found on our Allina Health mother baby care video page.
Giving birth: Managing pain
- Cesarean birth (five video topics)
- Vaginal birth (five video topics)
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding your baby is available in English, Arabic, Hmong, Russian, Somali and Spanish.
Guided imagery for pregnancy and birth
The tracks on the Guided Imagery for pregnancy and birth album will assist you with relaxation, pain control, healing and breastfeeding.
Related resources
Source: Allina Health Patient Education, Beginnings: Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond, eighth edition, ob-ah-90026
Reviewed By: Allina Health's Patient Education Department experts
First Published: 10/04/2002
Last Reviewed: 12/06/2021