A typical birth...

Things you will need...
First off, a laboring woman thats a must!
diapers
a change of clothes for you and baby
betadine
baby oil
bleach
laundry detergent
sterile gloves
baby soap
pads
an adult diaper
and a couple of burb rags/ or receiving blankets
newspaper
This is on an official sheet that we give the women at prenatals when they're about 38 weeks

HOW it's done...
We lay the newspaper under the birthstool to catch the mess and it really works well and keeps the mess contained. pads to guard the perineum...The receiving blankets are used to help rub the baby while he/she is recovering on mums tummy and also to clean up mums after the birth. We use the betadine to cut the cord. Sterile gloves to catch the baby and baby oil to clean him/ her off and hand back to mum...and then we mop the floor with the bleach and wash any of the dirty laundry with the detergent and last but not least we send mum home in an adult diaper...6-10 hours later

What your bill will come to...
an average birth at the clinic costs around $18
this will be for things like oxytocin, lidocaine, a supply of methenamic acid and amoxicillin to take at home...erythromycin for babies eye's and a vit K shot too