The hospital may not admit you until your labour has progressed to a certain point (contractions every 5 minutes lasting 40 seconds in length).
In Canada in 2000–2001, the average length of hospital stay after a vaginal delivery was about 2.5 days.*
You should be prepared to spend a portion of your labour at home even if you are planning for a hospital delivery. Ask your midwife for a list of things you can have on hand to make early labour and post-partum more comfortable or order a Before & After birth supplies box from Sweet Home Birth Boxes.
*Canadian Institute for Health Information’s publication Giving Birth in Canada: a Regional Profile
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