Build the list together
For patient conversations: App notes are optional and informational. They do not replace an appointment, an individualized care plan, or urgent clinical guidance. Encourage patients to follow the instructions from their own care team.
Start with the patient's birth setting and personal priorities. Cover transportation, contacts, documents, support people, comfort items, newborn logistics, and the home transition. Ask what the patient already has and what still feels uncertain.
Connect tasks to conversations
A car-seat task can prompt a safety question; a hospital-bag task can prompt a question about the setting's policies; a postpartum task can prompt a support-network conversation. Keep the list practical and direct clinical questions to the appropriate member of the care team.
Review without pressure
Revisit the list at a pace that fits the patient. Progress is not a measure of readiness, and a checklist cannot guarantee a particular birth experience. Leave room for changing preferences, accessibility needs, finances, and the care team's instructions.