Today we have to understand what documents to take with us to the hospital. Actually this question is extremely important. Usually, expectant mothers think about collecting things, but the documents are not given enough attention. What can be useful to a woman in childbirth in one or another case? When and why to prepare a package of documents in the hospital? Answers to these questions will be found later. In fact, understanding the topic being studied is much easier than it seems.
Documents and childbirth - is it necessary?
What documents will each girl need at the hospital? And in general, are they needed at such a crucial moment? The answer is not so simple.
On the one hand, documents do not play any role directly for labor. They will not be needed either in fights, or after the baby is born. On the other hand, it will not work to issue a woman in labor at a medical institution without any papers. In the best case, the girl will give birth in an observation, along with unexplored individuals. At worst, the lack of any documents will lead to the fact that the woman will be denied services. Yes, the law should not do this, but similar cases occur.
What does it mean? Documents in the hospital must be collected without fail. It is recommended to prepare them in advance. Next will be described in more detail about this process.
When to start preparing
The first step is to choose the moment you start preparing all the documents. This question is individual. The answer to it directly depends on the course of a particular pregnancy. It is best to prepare documents in the hospital along with the main bags.
More precisely, then every woman at about 35-36 weeks of pregnancy should put in a separate file all the documents necessary for childbirth. It is advisable to keep it ready. Better yet, always carry. Indeed, in the later stages of pregnancy, contractions can begin at any time.
Passport
Now a little about what kind of papers a girl in childbirth may require. Where to start preparing for this process?
What documents are needed in the hospital? The first paper that should lie in the woman in the bag is an identity card. More precisely, we are talking about a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation. You can’t do without it. This applies to paid childbirth, and free.
If at the time of the expected date of delivery the identification card is at the manufacturing stage (for example, when it is replaced or lost), you will have to bring along a certificate replacing the passport. It is issued by the FMS.
Policy
The next important document is a medical insurance policy. It should be with every person living in the territory of the Russian Federation.
A policy is drawn up at the request of a citizen in insurance companies. For example, in Sogaz-Med. The procedure is absolutely free.
Documents in the hospital do not end there. If the policy is exchanged at the time of the bout, you will have to use its temporary counterpart. Without this document, a citizen simply can not be accepted at a medical institution or provide him with services for a fee. Not the best options for the development of events.
Exchange card
What documents are needed in the hospital? The next extremely important paper is an exchange card. This is the "calling card" of every woman in labor. It should be issued to all expectant mothers.
The exchange card itself is a small A4 magazine folder. It records data on the expectant mother, father, housing conditions of the family. But the main feature of exchange cards is that they contain information about the health status of women. Analyzes, ultrasound, examinations of narrow specialists - everything is stored in the "exchange".
Where to get this document? It is issued when registering for pregnancy. An exchange card is issued either by antenatal clinics or by any private medical center authorized to conduct pregnancy in women.
Without an "exchange", a woman in labor will be considered unexplored. Accordingly, she will be taken away to give birth on observation. Everyone needs to remember this. In addition, the exchange card helps doctors navigate the birth.
Birth certificate
What documents in the maternity hospital still have to prepare each expectant mother? Among the main required securities, a generic certificate is distinguished. This is a small paper, usually pink. It is divided into several parts. One is left in the maternity hospital, one is given to the antenatal clinic in which the woman was observed, and the last part is transferred to the clinic to monitor the newborn in the first year of life.
The birth certificate allows the medical institution to receive additional money for taking birth. A document is issued after 30 weeks of pregnancy (usually later, somewhere at 36-37 weeks) in a antenatal clinic.
However, the lack of a birth certificate will not affect the course of childbirth. If the document has not yet been prepared at the antenatal clinic, the hospital will write it out. Or someone close to you can bring a certificate after the birth of the baby.
the contract
Documents in the hospital must be collected carefully. Especially when it comes to paid childbirth. Why?
The thing is that all maternity hospitals in the Russian Federation offer both paid services and free ones. In the first case, a woman and her baby receive increased comfort, a specific doctor at birth, a personal obstetrician, as well as an individual ward (when paid). Without a contract, even a girl who paid for services would give birth as a “free girl”. Not the best prospect.
That is why at birth it is important not to forget the contract with a medical institution. The document serves as a confirmation that the expectant mother paid for certain services and increased comfort.
For partner
Now it’s clear what documents are required in the hospital. But that is far from all. Today, the practice of partner birth is actively developing in Russia. This is when one of the relatives is with the woman in labor. This technique helps to ensure that the expectant mother is calm. Often, such a service is provided only to women who have contracted with a particular maternity hospital, although by law it is a free service.
Partnership delivery also requires certain documents from the attendant. What is it about? Most often, medical facilities require a person who has arrived with a woman in childbirth:
- identity card (passport);
- blood tests for HIV, syphilis, hepatitis;
- fluorography.
As a rule, no more documentation is required. As practice shows, each hospital puts forward its requirements for the attendants. Some simply recommend taking a passport with you. And to have fluorography and analyzes "just in case".
At discharge (required)
Now a little about what documents at discharge from the hospital you will have to pick up without fail. It is hard to believe, but childbirth is not only the birth of a baby. The event is burdened with a little paperwork.
So, at discharge, a woman should have the following papers:
- passport;
- policy;
- birth certificate (2 parts).
These are required documents. But in practice, most often the list is supplemented by a few more papers. What is it about?
What documents are given from the hospital? Mother must have a birth certificate for the baby. She will help to register a newborn in the registry office. You cannot leave the hospital without this paper.
Extract (additional documents)
What's next? The following documents, as a rule, are not issued at all medical institutions. In addition, much depends on the decision of parents regarding vaccination.
The thing is that if you refuse the first vaccinations (BCG and hepatitis B), the mother will receive a document indicating this decision. In addition, the child will not receive a vaccination card. This document will later be issued at the clinic where the baby is being observed.
The exchange card is sometimes given to women as a keepsake. In addition, each newly made mother must be issued a sheet from the "exchange", indicating the health status of the girl and the newborn.
But that is not all. In practice, among the mandatory documents at discharge, a statement on the outcome of the birth and its features is distinguished. This paper is given to the antenatal clinic or remains with the newly minted mother.
If you did not give documents
From now on, it is clear what documents are given from the hospital. In fact, everything is simpler than it seems. What to do if some papers refuse to issue?
Without them, a woman may not be discharged from the hospital. It is mandatory to require:
- Help on the features of childbirth;
- page from the birth certificate of the mother’s health status;
- baby's exchange card;
- vaccination card (if vaccinations were made in the hospital);
- certificate for the registry office about the birth of a child.
All of these documents, as already mentioned, are issued to all women in labor. Without a certificate for the registry office, the child cannot register. And the lack of information about the state of health of the newborn will interfere with normal monitoring of the baby in the clinic. Sometimes maternity hospitals immediately transmit information about the mother and the newborn to the intended place for monitoring the baby.
Conclusions and Conclusions
From now on, it is clear what documents may be required in the hospital. A list of all the papers was presented earlier. Documents must be provided in the original. No copies are accepted. This is a normal occurrence.
Some mothers wonder if SNILS is needed when entering a hospital. In fact, this document is not necessary. SNILS is not needed for childbirth. But to have it with you is desirable.
Documents for childbirth in the hospital must be collected and prepared in advance. Otherwise, a woman may encounter a number of unpleasant surprises. For example, instead of contractual services, she will be given general conditions for childbirth. Or a healthy woman will be taken to give birth to an observation and put not in the general ward, but in the observational. This is far from the most pleasant phenomenon. Indeed, in this case, you can end up in the same room with sick women in labor.
As a rule, collecting all the necessary papers does not cause a woman any trouble. All documents with proper management of pregnancy should be with every expectant mother. And if you fold them in advance in one place, then in the fights or during planned hospitalization you will not have to think about ensuring that all the papers are with the woman in labor.
In fact, everything is much simpler than it seems. Documents in the hospital are provided by each woman without fail. Upon discharge, newly made parents are returned almost all the papers provided, as well as certificates for registering the baby in the registry office and for informing doctors about the course of the birth / health status of the newborn. Minimum paperwork! Documents for admission to the hospital will not be difficult to collect.