For expectant mother 

What are given to the medical staff when they are discharged from the hospital and why I am opposed to banal gifts

The tradition of giving doctors something for discharge from the hospital is firmly rooted in Russia. The Russian mentality and Orthodox traditions are taught to pay for good with good, and the payment of extremely low salaries to medical staff encourages parents to thank medical workers. The natural desire of the mother becomes to present a gift to the people who, together with her, gave life to her most important person. And we must not forget about the gift to the nurses, the midwives helped the child to be born, looked after the mother and the baby in the maternity hospital.

Gifts for doctors for discharge from the hospital

  • Certificate

A new type of present, a kind of replacement for money, is gradually gaining popularity. It is believed that giving money to doctors for discharge from the hospital is inconvenient, unfamiliar people may not understand so well. Chain stores of electronics and household appliances, cosmetic brands and hypermarkets found their bearings in the situation. Gift certificates are issued, provided with a specific amount at the request of the donor. The buyer places the desired amount on a card - a store certificate, which he presents to the doctor in a beautiful design. The amount depends on the wishes and capabilities of the donor; in the store, the doctor chooses the goods himself.

Advice! Such a certificate can also be gifted to nurses.

  • Money

The small salaries of doctors who give life to people made money as a gift to the Russian reality. In Western countries, it would not occur to women in labor to present something to a person for work, especially bills. Doctors are provided, medical insurance works, in Russia, doctors, as a rule, accept monetary rewards with gratitude. However, money is given in the case when the preferences of the doctor are unknown or there are no thoughts of what to give. The amount is chosen by the mother or her relatives, the money is placed in an envelope intended for this purpose. Colored envelopes are available at bookstores and kiosks.

  • Flowers

A safe bet, a bouquet of flowers will delight the doctor, especially for women. A bouquet of flowers is an intelligent, non-binding traditional sign of attention. Florists offer any options for the most demanding taste and budget - baskets of flowers, bouquets. The only drawback of such a gift will be its short service life.

  • Food and drinks

Of course, doctors are the same people who buy food or drinks. Therefore, a present in the form of a box of sweets, coffee, tea, expensive sausages or cheeses will delight them. When buying, they observe the rule - products should not be cheap, with an expired shelf life or in unpresentable packaging. If mom decides to choose products as a gift, then it is better to choose well-known, proven brands and reliable stores. However, a gift can get lost in a string of endless boxes of chocolates and cans of coffee. Food is a popular type of gift. Recently, do-it-yourself grocery gifts are gaining popularity. For example, a jar of jam, cooked by mom, and decorated in an unusual author's style.
The drinks are ranked next in popularity. It is believed that a bottle of cognac is a traditional gift for a male doctor. For a woman - wine or champagne.

Important to remember! Doctors sometimes have nowhere to place wine and vodka products, so many bottles accumulate.

  • Textile

Often, doctors are presented with sets of terry towels, bed linen, tablecloths and napkins. Textile gifts will come in handy for any home, so they will not be useless. The choice of high-quality textiles for a gift will ensure that the medical professional will often remember the mother who gave a set of bed linen or towels with gratitude.

  • Souvenirs

It is useful for mothers who decide to present a souvenir to think about whether it will be so useless that the doctor will not even look in its direction. This applies to tasteless figurines, short-lived small interior items, some book and magazine souvenirs. Among the souvenirs necessary in everyday life, one can single out:

Household appliances stores delight you with the opportunity to purchase things you need on the farm. This will be a valuable gift for the doctor, however, it is better to find out the preferences right away. The doctor may already have three juicers and two mixers, but the old iron is out of order, and it is just necessary.

Important advice! Throwing aside the embarrassment, it is better for mom to ask what is better to present to the doctor from household appliances.

Gifts for nurses for discharge from the hospital

Of course, the main person during the period of stay in the hospital is the doctor. However, you cannot do without midwives. I also want to thank the nurses who, if not they, performed routine work in the hospital, caring for mom and baby. All of the above gifts will work for nurses as well, however, they are usually given less meaningful gifts.

  1. Flowers, chocolates, sweets are traditional gifts for midwives. On the one hand, sweet and fragrant gifts are always pleasant, but on the other hand, there is a surplus of them.
  2. Cosmetic products that any lady need are not scattered around - hand or face cream, shampoo, comb, mascara, masks and scrubs, etc.
  3. Money remains a traditional gift when you leave the hospital. The tradition of giving a ransom for a child born has existed since ancient times.
  4. The feedback, coupled with small gifts about the work of the nursing team or the individual, will leave a response in the soul of every healthcare professional.

The appearance of a baby in the family is a joyful event. An avalanche of questions falls on young parents, which they must learn to solve literally in the shortest possible time. And even when most of the restless tasks are completed, the question remains: "What to give the staff when they leave the hospital?" Someone thinks about it at the last moment. This happens because before the birth of the child, the couple was more worried about how the birth itself would go, how to prepare for it. The purchase of the necessary dowry is also a thing that cannot be postponed indefinitely. And when the newly-made mom is already starting to breastfeed her child, the thought arises in her head: "What do they give doctors for discharge from the hospital?" Some are worried to such an extent that they consult with all acquaintances who have children. Each individual family will have to answer this question independently, but there are general criteria that can be guided by.

Necessity or Tradition?

Some couples, especially low-income couples, are seriously considering whether to do this at all. After all, with the advent of a child in a family, costs increase. It is necessary to purchase a cot, a stroller, clothes for a newborn, diapers, various accessories for feeding and care. If there is no supply of free funds, you will have to enlist the help of grandparents. When there is no extra money available, some people decide not to give anything at all. There is nothing wrong with that. No one will look askance at you. In any case, the child will be handed over personally.

Some people generally believe that giving gifts to nursing staff is not necessary. They say they are just doing their job. After all, they do not thank the representatives of other professions for the fact that they worked so excellently on the shift. But in Russia, people often think about what they give doctors and nurses for discharge from the hospital. This is the tradition. In addition, happy fathers, who are in seventh heaven with indescribable delight, are often ready to give gifts to everyone who meets them on the way. It is possible that, having experienced the joy of parenthood, you will be filled with a feeling of gratitude to those workers who helped your son or daughter to be born.

Paid childbirth

When a woman gives birth under a contract, she initially invests a lot of money. And here, too, you can do different things. Someone thinks that since an already large amount has been spent, there is no need to spend extra. Other parents prefer to repay beyond measure, obeying the dictates of the soul.

Traditional gifts

They are the first to pay attention to when it comes to discharge. As a rule, they are quite unpretentious, but they always turn out to be in place. So, what are the thanks to the medical staff in the maternity hospital, what to look for? Consider the types of presentations.

Sweets

These include mainly chocolate and biscuits. Newly made moms love to leave something for tea as a present to doctors. Sweets are a safe bet and the most common. They do not bind to anything and it is always pleasant to receive them.

You should take care of the quality of the products in advance, and not take the first box that comes across from the supermarket shelf. The product should be fresh, tasty, as natural as possible.

Tea and coffee

What do they give to the medical staff when they are discharged from the hospital, when they do not want to repeat after the roommates? When the workers of a medical institution have mountains of chocolate, it is clear that it is necessary to purchase special drinks. As a rule, expensive brands of tea and coffee are presented.

People should be pleased. In addition, coffee and tea are consumed quickly and stocks need to be replenished in a timely manner. The practicality of this gift is obvious.

Flowers

Thinking about that, when you leave the hospital, you must not forget about the beautiful bouquet. It is better that flowers are present anyway. When choosing the main gift, do not forget to take care of a beautiful bouquet in advance.

By doing this, you will show respect for the hard professional work of medical workers. Carnations, orchids, gladioli, roses are perfect. Any woman is pleased to receive them as a token of attention.

Money

If you have a free amount, it is quite possible to present it to the head physician. Believe me, getting a neat, beautiful envelope is much more pleasant than another box of chocolates. Of course, donating money is not necessary at all. It is very important to correctly determine the amount. Giving a lot not to everyone can afford, but a little means to offend a person. When in doubt, choose something else. Some people are just ashamed to do it. Thinking about what they give for discharge from the hospital, they will choose the option that suits them. After all, it must be affordable in terms of finance. Becoming a mother and father does not mean it is unreasonable to waste funds that are so necessary in the first years of a baby's life. Anyone who himself lacks funds is unlikely to give a large bill. And many will consider such a gift even inappropriate.

Original ideas

If you find it trivial to hand over a box of chocolates, then you can stop at other options. Any of them can be adopted. Rest assured, the representatives of the maternity ward will certainly be satisfied.

Fruit basket

What do doctors give for discharge from the hospital when they want to express their gratitude? The fruit basket looks original and very beautiful. A very interesting option if you cannot allocate a lot of money for a present.

Believe me, it will not gather dust for a long time somewhere in the staff room, unlike the same chocolate. Most likely, the gift will be accepted with a smile and sincere words of gratitude.

Purchase certificate

In most cases, women work in the maternity ward. And this means that they, like all other ladies, want to look attractive, regularly purchase various outfits for themselves. Therefore, a purchase certificate in some large shopping center will come in handy. Buying expensive clothing or cosmetics, the doctor who delivered your baby will certainly be delighted. Such a gift will certainly cheer you up more than ordinary chocolate.

Whom to give?

As a rule, happy daddy gives presents. But you need to know to whom to present the gift and to address words of sincere gratitude. Traditionally, the nurse is presenting the child, but she did not take delivery, did not lead the pregnancy. Already just for the fact that she puts the baby in the arms of a happy father deserves attention. You can give her a box of chocolates or a fruit basket. No one has ever given up sweets. The main gift should go directly to the health care provider who was involved in the management of pregnancy and delivered. It is good if it is the same doctor. The problem is that on the day of discharge, a completely different shift may be on duty, and you will not find the right person. In this case, they agree in advance or limit themselves to donating sweets only to the nurse.

Thus, the question of what doctors give for discharge from the hospital has its own solution. Happy parents are free to choose any option. You can choose the traditional path and especially not bother with ideas. In another case, if funds allow, there is a great desire, you should look for an original approach to business. An unusual present will immediately attract attention. Most likely, the medical staff will be satisfied. But whatever choice you make, understand that something else is important: it is necessary to give with all sincerity, from the heart. You can also surprise a person with an inexpensive bouquet of flowers, cheer him up.

Gratitude upon discharge from the hospital. Let's consider the question from the point of view of mental well-being :).

In this topic, an image immediately pops up for me - they give champagne and sweets to my sister, who gives the baby to a happy dad. Probably from Soviet films 🙂
The nurse who collects the baby for discharge is usually the nurse on duty who discharges all the babies that day and may not have anything to do with yours specifically.

But what about the doctor and midwife who delivered the baby, or the operating doctor, the midwife who helped to establish hepatitis B or open the breast, or the pediatrician? And someone else had a prenatal pathology department, there were also doctors and midwives ...
What is the right way to part with the hospital? Do you need to thank and give something to the workers of the maternity hospital?

If you make an appointment with a doctor personally and thank you with money, this is understandable. But besides this doctor, there are still people with whom you will deal in the hospital.
If you give birth paid and conclude a contract, then keep in mind - most of your money will go to the hospital cashier, and specifically your doctor will receive a penny from this. This is worth considering.
If you give birth for free, then you can also go in different ways. You can think that "they should and so." Can i celebrate those who do really well, not because he should, but because he is a sincere person and a good specialist.

It is not necessary that you will be satisfied with everything in this hospital. But there are always such people who work from the heart, from whom there will be pleasant memories, who treated you with warmth and attention, who really helped you.

If you do not do this, then a feeling of duty may arise, which means a heaviness on the soul. Very often, even on the Internet - on forums, in discussions, in stories about childbirth - I meet with regret from mothers that "I did not have time to thank the doctor." Or even “I didn’t have time to ask the name” just so that later, somewhere in the reviews, I could thank or give a recommendation to others.

If you do not leave "tails" - such debts that remind you of yourself for years - you do not accumulate mental heaviness, do not fill your consciousness with it. Therefore, I advise, when leaving the hospital, be sure to thank those whom you see fit.

So, the first thing to do is learn first names and surnames those you would like to thank. Feel free to ask. You can ask, for example, your doctor in postpartum - who delivered your baby or had surgery. This is all recorded on your card. You can ask the midwife on duty what is the name of the one who worked yesterday, if you want to write her thanks. I assure you they will gladly tell you. (Keep in mind that the midwives on duty are on duty every day, and the one you want to thank will likely no longer be on duty in the coming days.)

What can you give. I would not recommend giving traditional alcohol in the form of champagne. Well, perhaps on New Year's Eve. Or good cognac, if the doctor is a man. Boxes of chocolates, too, I suspect, in the hospital have already set the teeth on edge. If you want to especially celebrate someone, and if it is a woman, then, of course, flowers can be used.

Flowers it is usually forbidden to carry it into the wards, but if during the transfer they say that it is for gratitude to the doctor, then they will let you through without question.

Can choose beautiful gift sets of tea or coffee, or some sweets in a beautiful box- all this can be consumed with pleasure right at work, during tea-drinking with colleagues.

Doctors always have a lot of different writing - you can give some good stationery... In the end, and set of chocolates- will also always go "into business" :).
You can bring a generic gift for the fast, such as a large box of cookies or candy. It is also always pleasantly pleasing to the eye when there is a bouquet of flowers and a postcard at the post.

It will be appropriate to accompany any of your gifts with a postcard. Firstly, it is not always possible to hand it over personally, and so it will be clear from whom. And it's easier for those through whom you transmit - everything is indicated and signed. Secondly, the postcard remains in sight for some time, pleases the addressee :), reminds of your gratitude.

A postcard can be a happy holiday, or "with a newborn", with baby pictures in the subject, or just with flowers. Indicate what exactly you want to express your gratitude for - for a successful operation, for assistance in childbirth, for professionalism, for attention, emotional attitude, etc. ... The signature should indicate your surname, ward, date of birth or operation, if you are giving it to a doctor.

It is not necessary to thank you with gifts. In the prenatal and postnatal ward, the post should be reviews book... If she's not in sight, ask. There you can write gratitude to the midwife on duty personally or to all employees. This, as they say, is a trifle, but nice. And you will have peace of mind that you expressed your gratitude.

Usually, on the day of discharge, everyone has a lot of trouble. Relatives are getting ready to receive mom and baby: they clean up the apartment, buy flowers for mom, organize transportation to the house if they don't have their own car. Therefore, gifts and cards can be unplanned chores. And when they come to pick up mom and baby, everything happens very quickly there. There will hardly be time to sit, sign postcards, find doctors, etc ... Better to get everything in your hands in advance, the day before discharge or in the morning of that day.

If you have not found the employee you need, you can always agree to transfer (for the midwife - leave at the post, for the doctor - in the staff room, or ask the ward on duty ...). If, nevertheless, it did not work out before discharge, you can leave it at the administrator, who accepts parcels for women in labor, but then in a closed package and sign for whom. Well, if it did not work out at all on the day of discharge, then in the same place, at the administrator, you can leave it on any other day. If everything is signed, it will definitely reach the addressee.

It is always pleasant to thank and give gifts, do not deprive yourself of this pleasure!
Childbirth and stay in the hospital is a very important psychologically stage. And if it is finished "cleanly", without internal debts, then it gives a feeling of completion, peace of mind and strength for your new life.

In terms of completeness and mental debt, it is worth adding that if something was too bad, you shouldn't ignore it either. If you reasonably understand that what is happening is the total cost of our free health care, you can simply write the corresponding review in the same Review Book. Most likely, there will be no fundamental consequences, but it will feel better at heart.

If there is something serious, threatening life and health, write a complaint to the head physician or to a higher authority (city government or regional, depending on the departmental affiliation of the maternity hospital). We are obliged to respond to such a complaint to your mailing address.

I wish all women in labor a successful delivery and a happy stay in the hospital!

When discharging from the hospital, many parents really want to thank the medical staff for the help provided to the woman in labor. What gifts to give and what not to give?

I believe that gratitude is a voluntary and purely personal matter. Not every doctor or nurse works for a thank you in an envelope. Nevertheless, the tradition of thanking a person who has successfully received it has gone from ancient times and we follow it to this day.

A few words about candy and alcohol

Often, upon discharge, the nurse, who dresses the child and hands it to the parents, is presented with a box of chocolates and a bottle of champagne or cognac. Not every woman in the age of diets and slimness eats in tones or drinks liters of alcohol. Just think how much candy and alcohol a nurse, who may be a child herself, gets in a day. After all, discharge from large maternity hospitals is a real "conveyor belt". If you just want to show attention, then candy and alcohol are the last things to think about. Yes, in the absence of imagination or lack of time to think - it is still possible, but a packet of fruits is better. And if you have good financial resources, arrange a fruit basket for the staff.

As for doctors, it is difficult to surprise them with alcohol, even the most expensive and elite, be it Hennessy cognac or not the most expensive but popular Johnie Walker whiskey. But, if there is a great desire for the doctor to drink to the health of the newborn, then present alcohol focusing on gender. Wine or champagne for women, cognac or whiskey for men. The doctor, as a rule, is thanked with money. In our time, this is considered the norm. Moreover, some specialists set their own prices, but they rarely voice them directly. As for the brigade that takes delivery, then the next day they can no longer be met. And these people, more than anyone else, deserve your gratitude. If it was not possible to prepare gifts for them in advance, then in this case they also get out of the situation with the help of money.

Tea coffee

Every morning I start with a cup of aromatic coffee or tart tea. I think that I am not the only one. I know for sure that the most "hot commodity" in hospitals, and indeed, in any institution, is tea and coffee. Almost everyone drinks these drinks, but they have one not very pleasant property - they end quickly, so this gift will not be superfluous and will be accepted with gratitude. Lavazza or Blaser Cafe coffee will be a pleasant and solid gift (or an addition to it) for both the doctor and the nurses.

Small presents

What can you mean by this? If we talk about nurses, then you can give hand creams, shower gels. Almost everyone uses them. Of course, you shouldn't take risks with makeup or face creams. This is already a matter of taste, needs and capabilities of each individual. If financial possibilities allow and you want to give just a gift, and not just "shove" an envelope with money, then a good option is a certificate to a cosmetics, perfumery, lingerie store (this is for women). Necessary gifts - sets of bath towels or kitchen towels, small tea or coffee sets, dishes, vases, but nowadays very few people make such gifts, because this is a matter of taste.

Flowers

Is there a need for staff colors? Many, as they say, in the old fashioned way do not imagine an extract from the hospital without a bouquet. Now this tradition is not so popular. Judge for yourself, you won't surprise a doctor with flowers, and nurses would be more willing to receive any necessary gifts than bouquets that wither on the same day. I think that if your spouse or relatives come for you without flowers for the staff, then it is unlikely that anyone will be disappointed.

In general, you can give whatever your heart desires. Financial capabilities are different for all people, but not everyone has a feeling of gratitude. If there are not so many funds, but you want to express your gratitude, then do not hesitate to thank the doctors and nurses with apples from your garden or chamomiles grown in your own flower bed. In any case, whether gifts are expensive or not, the main thing is that they are given from the heart, with words of gratitude.