[doppel]

We had our first child ~3 months ago. We had a room to ourselves and nurses/midwifes would only come in once or twice a day unless they were paged (which we did, they were a godsend). This made the stay as comfortable as could be, and we could get all the quiet time alone we wanted, although sleep was in short supply for other reasons.

This was in Copenhagen, Denmark, so the entire stay was free. Sadly, the central hospital is removing this practice and kicking out patients after 4 hours.

[stevekemp]

Similar situation in Finland; we had a baby over Christmas two years ago. We spent a few days in a private room with a checkup on the baby/mother around noon and 6pm.

We paid €250 or so for 3 or 4 days (genuinely can't remember I guess my sleeping wasn't so great. Oops!) for the three of us, so it wasn't free, but it was pretty cheap.