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Hospital-Bag Checklist: Personal Documents

Make sure you have your driver's license or ID card on hand, as well as your baby's pediatrician information, Montaigne says. You'll need all documents (multiple times) for paperwork and birth-certificate information, so keep them safe and organized in these Plastic File Folders ($8, originally $12 for 10).

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